Prisons Are the Problem
The following op ed was written by ACLU of Vermont Executive Director James Duff Lyall. It first appeared in VT Digger on January 22, 2020.
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Bennington Agrees to Settle Racial Profiling Case
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ACLU Statement on Proposed 2020 Criminal Justice Reforms
Final recommendations for potentially far-reaching criminal justice reforms will be discussed at a meeting today of state leaders and the nonpartisan Council of State Governments (CSG).
ACLU Statement on Reports of Rape, Assault, and Other Misconduct by Vermont DOC Officials
This week, a Seven Days investigation revealed “credible allegations of sexual harassment or assault” involving more than a dozen correctional officers employed at Vermont’s only women’s prison, Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF), going back to 2011.
Transparency Is Part of Government's Job
The following op ed was written by ACLU of Vermont Staff Attorney Jay Diaz. It first appeared in the Bennington Banner on November 6, 2019
ACLU of Vermont Statement on Police Bodycam Video at Issue in Doyle v. Burlington Police Department
VTDigger released the police body camera footage at the center of the ACLU’s recent Vermont Supreme Court victory in Doyle v. City of Burlington Police Department. Here is our statement.
ACLU Statement on Police Bodycam Video at Issue in Doyle v. Burlington Police Department
VTDigger yesterday released the police body camera footage at the center of the ACLU’s recent Vermont Supreme Court victory in Doyle v. City of Burlington Police Department.