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ACLU-WA Releases Report on How Life and Long Sentences Fuel Mass Incarceration

ACLU-WA report examining the policies that fuel mass incarceration and the stories of those affected

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Settlement brings hope that refugee families will be reunited

“When you’re separated from your family, it’s like a piece of you is missing.”

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Complaint Filed Against Border Patrol Officers for Unlawful Detention on Greyhound Bus in Spokane, Washington

Elshieky was detained by Border Patrol officers even after producing valid identification documents.

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