Press Releases

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Boston introduces municipal ban on face surveillance technology

Boston City Council has introduced an ordinance banning city government use of face surveillance technology.

May 6, 2020

ACLU calls for transparency, executive action after Bristol County ICE detention incident

The ACLU of Massachusetts calls for an independent investigation into a recent incident at the Bristol County House of Correction.

May 2, 2020

ACLU of Massachusetts statement on Bristol County ICE detention reports

Immigration detention has expanded at record levels under the Trump administration; now more than ever, we will not allow the increasingly horrific conditions of ICE detention to be normalized.

May 1, 2020

ACLU statement on new SJC opinion in lawsuit to release vulnerable people from prison, jails

In a lawsuit to limit outbreaks of COVID-19 in Massachusetts prisons and jails, the Supreme Judicial Court today issued a modified opinion.

April 28, 2020

ACLU of Massachusetts, Fick & Marx LLP file class action lawsuit to urgently protect health of people incarcerated at Devens federal prison

The ACLU of Massachusetts, together with Fick & Marx LLP, today brought a federal class action seeking the release of elderly, sick, and medically vulnerable people from the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Devens, Massachusetts.

April 14, 2020

ACLU, Massachusetts Public Health Association urge release of vulnerable people amid COVID-19

The ACLU of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Public Health Association call on Governor Baker to decrease the number of people who are currently incarcerated in Massachusetts.

April 14, 2020