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Today, a group of civil rights groups sent a letter to the Alabama Reapportionment Committee to remind them of their legal obligations to comply with the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution when considering how to draw the new legislative maps in the upcoming redistricting process.
Today, the Senate passed several bills that would approve construction of three new mega prisons, use of COVID relief money to pay for some of it, and a mandatory supervised release bill. With these bills passing, they now head to the Governor's desk.
Montgomery, Ala. -- Today, Governor Ivey issued a call for a special session to address prison infrastructure.
Dillon Nettles, director of policy and advocacy, said:
Montgomery, Ala.-- Alabama’s panhandling laws violate the First Amendment’s protection of free speech, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the state by the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Alabama and the National Homelessness Law Center.
The first ever “Alabama Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline” report, issued today by the ACLU of Alabama, reveals that 13.89% of all House bills and 6.67% of all Senate bills introduced by Alabama legislators during the 2021 Legislative Session added or expanded on criminal penalties.
This past Monday, an Alabama elected official was recorded using a racial slur in a public city council meeting. Tarrant Councilman John “Tommy” Bryant used the slur while pointing at a Black councilwoman.