ANCHORAGE – On Friday, the ACLU of Alaska filed appeals in Alaska Superior Court on behalf of houseless Alaskans who were unconstitutionally removed from Cuddy Park last week. Filing this legal action is the next step in the appeals process and comes amid continued failure to adequately address Anchorage’s crisis with homelessness. “Hundreds of people […]
ANCHORAGE – The ACLU of Alaska is taking action on behalf of houseless individuals currently camping at Cuddy Park and facing unlawful abatement as a result of the city’s failure to provide indoor shelter. On Monday, the civil rights organization filed 13 individual appeal intent notices and sent a demand letter to the Municipality of […]
On behalf of four individuals, and others similarly situated, ACLU of Alaska files suit against DOC and its commissioner for violating due process and equal protection rights of incarcerated people seeking meaningful opportunities for transitional programming. ANCHORAGE – On Thursday, the ACLU of Alaska filed suit in state court to protect the civil rights and […]
“The move defies all common sense and best practices, and it will cause irrevocable damage to our youth and families,” said one children’s advocate. Critics of mass incarceration are condemning a ruling handed down late Friday by a federal judge in Louisiana, who admitted the state’s plan to send teenage inmates at a juvenile detention […]