Press Resources

ACLU of Colorado Statement on Governor's Use of Clemency

This afternoon, Governor Jared Polis announced that he is exercising his clemency power to release four people from prison who deserve a second chance.

December 23, 2020

ACLU and Civil Rights Attorneys File Class Action Lawsuit Against El Paso County Sheriff for Deliberately Denying Masks and COVID-19 Protections to Incarcerated People

December 14, 2020
DENVER – As COVID-19 raged throughout Colorado jails and prisons, and more than 800 detainees at the El Paso County Jail tested positive for the virus, jail staff told incarcerated people begging for help: “we’re just going to let the virus run its course.”

December 14, 2020

ACLU Settles Case With Aurora After Police Brutalize and Unlawfully Arrest Alberto Torres

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December 10, 2020

ACLU and Weld County Sheriff Resolve Class Action COVID-19 Lawsuit Concerning County Jail

December 1, 2020

ACLU and DOC Resolve Class Action COVID-19 Lawsuit, While Case Against Governor Continues

November 13, 2020

Colorado Voters Strike Down Ban on Abortion at the Ballot Box

November 3, 2020