The ACLU has released a new ACLU report on license plate readers.
The ACLU has released the most comprehensive report to date on law enforcement’s use of license plate readers, one of the fastest-proliferating technologies in the government’s surveillance arsenal....
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Policing Shouldn't be for Profit
Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can take people's money and property without making an arrest. They just have to suspect the assets are tied in some way to illicit activity. Since much of the...
View ArticleCommunity Leaders Hold “Shut Down Stewart” March and Vigil
On Friday, November 22 at 10 am, Georgia Detention Watch will hold its sixth annual vigil at Corrections Corporation of America-operated Stewart Detention Center. The vigil coincides with the release...
View ArticleOfficials to Close North Georgia Detention Center in Gainesville
By Martha Dalton 90.1 WABE Officials announced Monday the North Georgia Detention Center in Gainesville will close before the end of the year. The facility is one of four federal immigration detention...
View ArticleAdvancing Human Rights 2013: Dignity. USHRN Biannual National Conference
USHRN Biannual National Conference Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia December 6-8, 2013 Atlanta, GA 30339 Azadeh Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants' Rights Project Director, of the ACLU...
View ArticleTide May be Turning on Medical Cannabis in Georgia Legislature
Gloria TatumAtlanta Progressive News The tide appears to be turning in Georgia with regard to the issue of medical cannabis, or marijuana, after two leading Republican lawmakers in the State...
View ArticlePolitics still makes strange bedfellows under Gold Dome
By Kyle WingfieldAtlanta Journal Constitution Which of these groups does not belong with the others: the ACLU, the tea party, Common Cause or Americans for Prosperity? If you think they could all fit...
View ArticleFormer mayor of Uvalda, Ga., to receive JFK ‘Profile in Courage’ award
Many congrats to Mayor Paul Bridges who joined our lawsuit against Georgia's anti-immigrant law for this well-deserved recognition! By Jim Gallowaywww.ajc.com The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation...
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Using Jailed Migrants as a Pool of Cheap Labor
By IAN URBINAMay 24, 2014New York Times The kitchen of the detention center here was bustling as a dozen immigrants boiled beans and grilled hot dogs, preparing lunch for about 900 other detainees....
View ArticleDekalb County Sheriff Rejects Unconstitutional Detention Per ICE Requests...
Georgia #Not1More Looks to Prevent Future ICE Abuses Members of the Georgia #Not1More coalition today announced the latest victory in their efforts to end unconstitutional detention per ICE detainer...
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