As part of our work, the ACLU of Southern California issues reports, position papers and advocacy materials that study and note developments in civil liberties. Below is a listing of some of our publications organized by issue.
To be an inmate in the Los Angeles County jails is to fear deputy attacks. In the past year, deputies have assaulted scores of non-resisting inmates, according to reports from jail chaplains, civilians, and inmates. Many attacks are unprovoked.
September 1, 2011
California prisons face conditions so extreme that the U.S. Supreme Court has stepped in, ordering the state to take immediate steps to significantly reduce our prison population to comply with Constitutional standards.
August 1, 2011
Novelist Zora Neale Hurston wrote, “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” One of this year’s more prominent questions appeared on the cover of TIME magazine: Is the Constitution still relevant?
November 1, 2010
To say that this has been an eventful year for the ACLU of Southern California would be an understatement.
November 1, 2009
For all of us who believe passionately in civil liberties and civil rights, this has been a momentous as well as an arduous year.
November 1, 2008
In its waning months, the Bush administration's failed policies and abuses of power have continued unabated, and it's clear that most of the country is ready for change.
November 1, 2007