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Dec 10, 2018

Mark Hopkins: Searching for Human Connection in Solitary

Criminal Legal System
Mark Hopkins survived more than 180 days of solitary confinement in New Jersey prisons. His story helped lead New Jersey to strictly limit its use of the practice.
Mark Hopkins survived more than 180 days of solitary confinement in New Jersey prisons. His story helped lead New Jersey to strictly limit its use of the practice.
Mark Hopkins, a survivor of solitary confinement, stands next to the words "Torture is a Moral Issue."
Mark Hopkins, a survivor of solitary confinement, stands next to the words "Torture is a Moral Issue."
Dec 10, 2018

Nafeesah Goldsmith: Solitary is 'Diabolical'

Prisons & Jails
Nafeesah Goldsmith survived solitary confinement, locked in a cell for months for 23 hours per day. Her powerful story helped lead New Jersey to pass a law strictly limiting solitary confinement. She spoke...
Nafeesah Goldsmith survived solitary confinement, locked in a cell for months for 23 hours per day. Her powerful story helped lead New Jersey to pass a law strictly limiting solitary confinement. She spoke...
Solitary confinement survivor Nafeesah Goldsmith stands next to the words "torture is a moral issue."
Solitary confinement survivor Nafeesah Goldsmith stands next to the words "torture is a moral issue."
Dec 12, 2017

Lessons for the nation: New Jersey's historic bail reform, a documentary by Brave New Films

Criminal Legal System
New Jersey made history on Jan. 1, 2017, when it essentially ended money bail — thanks to years of work by bipartisan advocates and the support of Garden State voters.
New Jersey made history on Jan. 1, 2017, when it essentially ended money bail — thanks to years of work by bipartisan advocates and the support of Garden State voters.
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Jul 6, 2017

The Newark Rebellion: 50 Years Later

Racial & Economic Justice
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion, the ACLU-NJ revisited the events of July 12-17, 1967, through live-tweeting the events as they would have unfolded in real time.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion, the ACLU-NJ revisited the events of July 12-17, 1967, through live-tweeting the events as they would have unfolded in real time.
Photograph of Newarkers during the rebellion, who are facing national guard officers holding bayoneted guns.
Photograph of Newarkers during the rebellion, who are facing national guard officers holding bayoneted guns.
Jun 2, 2017

We Need School in Prison, and States Must Take the Lead

Students' & Youth Rights

Blog: Incarcerated young people are students in need of enrichment, not monsters in need of containing

By Rebecca Livengood, Skadden Fellow, ACLU-NJ

Earlier in May, the Trump...

Blog: Incarcerated young people are students in need of enrichment, not monsters in need of containing

By Rebecca Livengood, Skadden Fellow, ACLU-NJ

Earlier in May, the Trump...

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Mar 20, 2012

On The Front Lines of Freedom: ACLU-NJ's 50th Anniversary

Racial & Economic Justice

In a classroom, on a football field and in a prison – these were the battlegrounds for some of the most fervent clashes waged in defense of civil liberties in New Jersey since 1960. Award-winning journalist...

In a classroom, on a football field and in a prison – these were the battlegrounds for some of the most fervent clashes waged in defense of civil liberties in New Jersey since 1960. Award-winning journalist...

On the Frontlines of Freedom cover image.
On the Frontlines of Freedom cover image.