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Mar 2, 2017

DYC’s Punitive Culture is Hurting Colorado Kids, and Making Kids and Staff Unsafe

Coalition calls for a new approach based on highly-successful Missouri model

Denver, CO (3/2/17) – Violence in Colorado’s Division of Youth Corrections (DYC) facilities has risen...

Coalition calls for a new approach based on highly-successful Missouri model

Denver, CO (3/2/17) – Violence in Colorado’s Division of Youth Corrections (DYC) facilities has risen...

Feb 22, 2017

Denver’s Park Banishment Program Ruled Unconstitutional

DENVER – A county court judge ruled this morning that Denver’s park exclusion directive is unconstitutional because it denies fundamental rights to due process. The court...

Feb 16, 2017

ACLU to Fort Collins: Sit-Lie Proposal is Outrageous, Cruel, and Absurd

DENVER – In a letter sent today, the ACLU of Colorado called on the Fort Collins...

Feb 2, 2017

ACLU of Colorado Demands Release of Immigration Ban Documents

FOIA Filed As Part of Coordinated Campaign with 50 ACLU Affiliates

DENVER 2/2/17 — The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a...

FOIA Filed As Part of Coordinated Campaign with 50 ACLU Affiliates

DENVER 2/2/17 — The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed a...

Jan 31, 2017

Reflections on True Patriotism

When I began work as Executive Director of the ACLU of Colorado in 2012, my sister-in-law gave me a copy of a bright red bound pamphlet titled, “...

Jan 25, 2017

ACLU Calls on Denver to End Unconstitutional Park Banishment Program

DENVER – In a letter sent this morning, the...