The ACLU of Missouri, with 18 other organizations, sent a letter of recommendations to Governor Parson and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Vandeven urging their offices to take steps to combat the School to Prison Pipeline during COVID-19.
The ACLU of Missouri and American Civil Liberties Union affiliates around the country sent letters to local elected officials urging them to issue moratoria against evictions and utility shut-offs and commit to preventing mass evictions after these moratoria end.
A Tale of Two Countries: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Era of Marijuana Reform Details Millions of Racially Targeted Marijuana Arrests Made Between 2010-2018
Opinion Published in the Missouri Times: Missouri take warning, voting shouldn’t be a death sentence
BY STEPHANIE DRAHOZAL ON APRIL 17, 2020
Given the COVID-19 outbreak, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Missouri, and Missouri Voter Protection Coalition filed a lawsuit today seeking to make absentee mail-in balloting available to all eligible voters in Missouri.
The ACLU of Missouri’s two newest team members both went from working inside the government to holding government accountable. Then a global pandemic hit. Here they share their thoughts on the first three months on the job.