New York Civil Liberties Union
New York City Wants US Immigration Officials to Get Lost
Sick of harsh federal policies and gridlock in Washington, NYC officials are set to box out the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from messing with city prisoners suspected of being in the country illegally.
Gitmo for the Poor: States Leave Impoverished Inmates in Legal Limbo
People in Mississippi and New York are routinely stuck in jail without indictment or an attorney for weeks or even months on end, but lawsuits may force the states to change.
NYCLU: Justice in New York Is Available Only to Those Who Can Afford It
For many poor New Yorkers, the constitutionally protected right to an attorney is just a pipe dream, according to a civil liberties lawsuit and report.
NYPD's 'Broken Windows' Policing Is the Same Old Stop-and-Frisk
NYPD's "Broken Windows" philosophy has the same effect as stop-and-frisk policy — the disproportionate targeting of blacks and Latinos.
NYC School Cops Are Putting Kids on the Fast Route to Prison
New York City's teens aren't better behaved during summer than winter, they're just less surveilled by controversial school safety officers.
Another Mentally Ill Man Meets a Gruesome Death in Rikers Island Jail
Bradley Ballard, a prisoner at New York’s Rikers Island jail, was found in horrific conditions in his solitary cell in September 2013.