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Aug 3, 2023

The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention

Criminal Legal Reform
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
Local officials must take action to prevent more deaths in Fulton County, Georgia's jails.
Protester with raised fist in the air at Fulton County Jail after the death of Lashawn Thompson.
Protester with raised fist in the air at Fulton County Jail after the death of Lashawn Thompson.
Jul 10, 2023

ACLU of Georgia Urges Irwin County to Reject Plan to Eliminate 2 of its 3 Polling Locations

Voter Rights
A proposal by the Irwin County Board of Elections and Registration would eliminate two much-needed polling places in the county.
A proposal by the Irwin County Board of Elections and Registration would eliminate two much-needed polling places in the county.
Jul 5, 2023

My Journey to a New Apartment: Throwing Personal Information into an Unknown Void

Speech and Privacy
While searching for a new apartment in Atlanta recently, I was alarmed and stressed out by some of the information I was asked to provide. Most frightening was having to let these companies use scans of my...
By Jerzy Shedlock
While searching for a new apartment in Atlanta recently, I was alarmed and stressed out by some of the information I was asked to provide. Most frightening was having to let these companies use scans of my...
By Jerzy Shedlock
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Facial recognition generic photo
Jun 27, 2023

Reflecting on the Impact of Dobbs Ruling a Year Later

Reproductive Freedom

ACLU of Ga. Philanthropy Officer Nicole Berman remembers sitting on her couch and crying last year when the Dobbs ruling came out. She was filled with a visceral fear and despair, for all Americans who just...

By Nicole Berman, CFRE

ACLU of Ga. Philanthropy Officer Nicole Berman remembers sitting on her couch and crying last year when the Dobbs ruling came out. She was filled with a visceral fear and despair, for all Americans who just...

By Nicole Berman, CFRE
Jun 20, 2023

For as Long as People have Sought Political Change, Actors in Power have Tried to Repress their Voices to Maintain Status Quo

As the Civil Rights Movement demanded a free and just society that Black Americans could take part in, bail funds were essential to fight back against government oppression.
As the Civil Rights Movement demanded a free and just society that Black Americans could take part in, bail funds were essential to fight back against government oppression.
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Generic protest photo
May 19, 2023

Here's How Georgia's New Voting Law Harms Voters With Disabilities

Voter Rights

Rules in the new voting bill hit people with disabilities particularly hard because of their reliance on absentee voting.

Rules in the new voting bill hit people with disabilities particularly hard because of their reliance on absentee voting.

A sandwich board with directions posted on signs showing the way to vote outside a Cobb County voting building in Marietta, Ga.
A sandwich board with directions posted on signs showing the way to vote outside a Cobb County voting building in Marietta, Ga.