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Clemency is More Than Mercy – It's Freedom
When a person’s prison sentence is commuted through clemency, miracles happen for people and their families.
President Trump’s Plans to Detain Immigrants at a Military Base in NJ Set a Dangerous Precedent for Our Democracy
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it’s another dehumanizing spectacle designed to intimidate all of us and deprive those detained of their rights.
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Jul 22, 2025
ACLU-NJ Responds to the Third Circuit’s Ruling in CoreCivic, Inc. v. Murphy+
Today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals found AB 5207, a state law prohibiting private detention contracts within state borders, to be unconstitutional.
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