Latest From ACLU of Washington

The latest content and updates from the ACLU of Washington website.

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
This series examines how the ACLU-WA crafts and deploys amicus briefs to promote racial justice and systemic equality in the criminal legal system.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Sign in PRO on ESHB 1469 by Thursday, March 30, at 11:30 a.m.
News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Seattle asked the Court to terminate the consent decree, which would end federal court oversight of discriminatory policing, model use-of-force policies, data-collection and officer early warning system, community participation and civilian oversight., which would end federal court oversight of discriminatory policing, model use-of-force policies, data-collection and officer early warning system, community participation and civilian oversight.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Over 30 labor, tribal, medical groups, and criminal justice organizations joined the ACLU-WA and FAMM in support of a bill that retroactively and prospectively repeals the use of prior juvenile convictions to automatically enhance future sentences in adult courts.
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Friday, March 17, 2023
Sign in CON on SB 5536
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
The Washington State House of Representatives passed House Bill 1324, which updates Washington’s sentencing system and stops the practice of automatically punishing people twice for crimes they committed as children.

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