Press Releases
about Juvenile Justice
Jul 09, 2025
ACLU of Wisconsin Files Brief in Case Advocating For the Rights of Students During School Interrogations
MADISON — The ACLU of Wisconsin and co-counsel from the national American Civil Liberties Union’s State Supreme Court Initiative filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supr...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Apr 26, 2024
ACLU Urges College and University Leaders to Protect Free Speech and Academic Freedom
NEW YORK — In response to the anti-war protests happening at colleges across the country, and the disturbing arrests that have followed, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a...
Sep 15, 2023
Under Public and Legal Pressure, Louisiana Finally Moves Children Out of Angola Prison
BATON ROUGE, La. — After more than a year of national and local advocacy, public outrage and an ongoing federal lawsuit, the state of Louisiana has finally relented and moved chi...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Alex A. v. Edwards
Sep 15, 2023
Appeals Court Allows Louisiana to Keep Children in Angola Prison
NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing Louisiana to continue to hold children in the Louisiana State Peni