News & Commentary

The Biden administration is filling private prison beds emptied out by its own Executive Order with immigrant detainees.

Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COVID-19.

As communities grapple with violent crime, calls for more police have increased. Here's why policing isn't the solution to violence, and some viable alternatives.

To support our students, Congress must pass the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act.

A Colorado man can sue the officer who revoked his parole for not attending worship services, a federal court ruled.

We the People is a blog series that features the stories of members, supporters, volunteers, and allies of the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota. Together we are accomplishing critical work in our state to protect and advance civil liberties across the Midwest and beyond.

Driver's license suspensions are bad for communities, the economy, and public safety.

Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.

The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it’s critically important.