In normal times, women who are incarcerated face a unique set of challenges that are different from men's. The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded those challenges. Ivy Johnson, Adrian Perry, and Dr. Jill McCorkel are members of the Incarcerated Women's Working Group, a coalition of 40 public interest organizations in Philadelphia advocating for women who are in jails and prisons. In this episode, they describe some of the challenges that women inside are facing in the Philadelphia jails and in the state Department of Corrections and talk about why decarceration is needed now more than ever.

"The Other Public Health Crisis in Prisons and Jails" by Dr. Jill McCorkel: https://www.penncapital-star.com/covid-19/mental-health-the-other-public-health-crisis-in-pa-s-prisons-and-jails-opinion/

"Supporting Women in the Criminal Legal System Through Access to Diversion Programs," a new report by Community Legal Services of Philadelphia: https://clsphila.org/criminal-records/report-women-diversionary-programs/

"We have got to get more people out": Women, prisons, and COVID-19

On April 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District. In 2017, a Mahanoy student was kicked off the junior varsity cheerleading team after she posted a "snap" on Snapchat that said "fuck school fuck softball fuck cheer fuck everything" while hanging out with a friend at a convenience store on a Saturday. Represented by the ACLU of PA, the student challenged the school's punishment and won four ensuing court decisions.

In this episode, we hear from the student, Brandi Levy, along with ACLU-PA Legal Director Vic Walczak and Mary Beth Tinker, one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court's landmark case Tinker v. Des Moines. They talk about what's at stake in this case and why students should have the constitutionally protected right to express themselves.

Oral arguments will be livestreamed on April 28 at 10am at this link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?510036-1/mahanoy-area-schools-district-v-bl-oral-argument

Learn more about this case here: https://www.aclupa.org/en/cases/bl-v-mahanoy-area-school-district

"Punished for a Snapchat: Why School Shouldn't Police Students' Speech Outside of School"
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/punished-for-a-snapchat-why-schools-shouldnt-police-students-speech-outside-of-school/

Students' speech outside the schoolhouse gate

As more states legalize cannabis, including New York and New Jersey, Pennsylvania is at risk of being left behind, continuing to enforce an outdated, archaic prohibition regime that mixes up more than 20,000 people in the criminal legal system every year. In this episode, Yoko Miyashita explains the economic implications of legalization, including the need for greater racial equity in the industry, and why she traveled all the way from Seattle to be in Harrisburg on 4/20.

Plus, hear from ACLU-PA's Alex Domingos and state Representative Brian Sims.

Learn more about Leafly at https://www.leafly.com/.

2021 Leafly Jobs Report:
https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/cannabis-jobs-report

Green jobs with Leafly's Yoko Miyashita

With the state budget deadline looming on June 30, this month is the busy season - or the silly season - at the PA General Assembly. Lawmakers are debating reproductive rights, voting rights, and the continued expansion of the criminal legal system. Here to discuss it all is ACLU-PA's legislative director, Elizabeth Randol.

See how your state lawmakers are voting on civil liberties on our legislative scorecard: https://aclupalegislativescorecard.org/#/

Read the updated edition of our report More Law Less Justice at this link: https://aclupa.org/en/publications/more-law-less-justice-2021

Rights at risk at the state capitol

Eighteen years ago, after receiving a courtesy ride from a Philadelphia police officer, Nizah Morris, a Black trans woman, was found hit over the head. She died shortly after. After years of asking for police transparency and answers, Nizah's murder is still unsolved, and evidence from her case remains unavailable to the public. 

On this episode, we are joined by PGN reporter Timothy Cwiek who has covered the case for almost two decades and has fought tirelessly for police transparency. Additionally, Reporter's Committee Legal Initiative Attorney Paula Knudsen Burke brings legal insight to Pennsylvania laws around transparency. And ACLU-PA Trans Justice Coordinator Naiymah Sanchez explains issues that trans women face today.

Follow Tim's reporting on Nizah Morris here: https://epgn.com/?s=Nizah+morris.

Learn more about our trans justice work: https://www.transformationpa.org/.

Justice for Nizah Morris

For approximately two decades, Berks County in eastern Pennsylvania has had a working agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold people in detention on ICE’s behalf. Under the leadership of presidents from both major political parties, the facility has held parents and children as young as newborns. 

Several years ago, a coalition of faith leaders, immigration activists, and civil rights advocates came together to create a coalition that calls for an end to Berks County’s agreement with ICE and demands an end to family detention altogether. In this episode, we hear from three leaders of the Shutdown Berks Coalition - Jasmine Rivera, the Reverend Linda Theophilus, and Armando Jimenez. Jasmine, Pastor Linda, and Armando explain what life is like for people held at Berks, what the coalition has been doing to advance this cause, and why the work goes on even though the facility is empty today.

Take action by signing the coalition's petition to end family detention and all immigration detention: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/biden-end-immigrant-family-detention-separation-end-all-immigrant-detention-deportations?source=direct_link&fbclid=IwAR0cAkxSJRuQljSjAk8I_SrcSHNMG4_LlCl6KqRS1OvSKTf2dN8A9aXERrs

Follow Shut Down Berks on Twitter [at]shutdownberks and on Facebook [at]shutdownberkscoalition.

Shut Down Berks: Ending family detention

In August, staff at Central York High School were issued a long list of materials that could not be used in classroom instruction, per a ban by the district's board. What all of the resources had in common was that they were by or about people of color.

After the situation became public in a story by the York Dispatch, students and staff at Central York fought back, staging multiple protests and bringing local and national media attention to the school's censorship. On September 20, the school board rescinded the ban, although the board stated that it will further review the materials later this fall.

In this episode, we talk with three students and two teachers who were in the middle of the pushback against the ban.

The list of banned materials is available at this link: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2021/09/14/books-and-other-resources-banned-central-york-school-board/8333108002/

Banned Books at Central York and the Students Who Fought It

The fight around abortion access has once again made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. And around the country, abortion liberation activists are unpacking what a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade or rolling back access could mean for the landscape of abortion health care. 

On this episode of Speaking Freely, we are joined by Elicia Gonzales, executive director of the Abortion Liberation Fund of PA, formerly known as the Women’s Medical Fund, and Lizbeth Rodriguez, community engagement coordinator for the Philadelphia Women’s Centers. They discuss how restrictions are currently impacting their work, the need for funding and community support, how abortion restrictions are rooted in white supremacy, and how their organizations are adapting and preparing so that they can continue to fight for abortion liberation across Pennsylvania.

This episode was hosted by Cambriae Lee, ACLU-PA marketing and brand manager, and Julie Zaebst, ACLU-PA senior policy advocate.

To support the Abortion Liberation Fund of PA and the Women's Centers, visit their websites.

Abortion Liberation Fund of PA: https://www.womensmedicalfund.org


The Women's Centers: https://www.thewomenscenters.com/take-action

The Fight for Abortion Liberation in PA

Like other lawmakers in a handful of states, Pennsylvania Senate Republicans have initiated a sham review of the 2020 general election. On a party-line vote, a committee of the state Senate voted to subpoena the personally identifying information of all nine million registered voters in Pennsylvania. The subpoena demands voters' names, addresses, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers.

ACLU-PA has joined a lawsuit challenging the subpoena as co-counsel for eight individuals and three advocacy organizations - Make The Road Pennsylvania, Common Cause PA, and the League of Women Voters of PA. Oral arguments in the case will be held on December 15 before the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg. 

In this episode, we hear from Diana Robinson, civic engagement director for Make The Road PA, and Marian Schneider, consulting attorney on elections and voting rights for ACLU-PA. Marian and Diana discuss why the Senate's sham review is an unnecessary distraction from real issues, why it threatens both voting rights and the right to privacy, and how supporters of democracy can support and protect the franchise.

Learn more about this case at aclupa.org/Dush. Learn more about the work of Make The Road PA at maketheroadpa.org, on Facebook, and on Twitter [at]MakeTheRoadPA.

Rights in Peril: Protecting Both the Vote and Voters' Privacy

2021 proved that the ACLU is as relevant as ever. The fights go on. In this episode, we hear from ACLU-PA Executive Director Reggie Shuford, who talks about the year that was and the year ahead in 2022. Reggie explains the issues we're prioritizing, the ongoing threats to democracy, and our commitment to living our values as an organization.

State of the Union 2021

In theory, a probation sentence in the criminal legal system should be an alternative to incarceration. The problem? In practice, it feeds mass incarceration, with restrictive rules that set people up for failure.

In this episode, we hear from Dolly Prabhu, staff attorney for Abolitionist Law Center, and Kate Parker and Byron Cotter from the Defender Association of Philadelphia. Dolly, Kate, and Byron explain how probation functions, why it's flawed, and what kind of reform is needed of Pennsylvania's probation system. (Hint: It's not in the legislation currently being debated at the PA General Assembly.)

Learn more about Senate Bill 913 at this link:
https://aclupa.org/en/legislation/sb-913-probation

Contact your state rep and tell them to vote NO on SB 913 at this link:
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/pa-oppose-sb913

What Probation is and Why it Needs to be Changed

Students around the state returned to full-time, in-person this school year, and their return revealed yet again the need for supports that help them succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. 

Unfortunately, in this environment, some schools continue to rely on police to handle routine discipline. In this episode, ACLU-PA Community Advocate Ghadah Makoshi explains the programming that benefits students and prevents conflicts from occurring in the first place, the policy choices that schools are making, and who is most likely to be impacted by police presence in schools. 

Ghadah also discusses a new ACLU-PA report, which she co-authored, that reveals that students in Allegheny County public schools are more likely to be arrested in school than their peers around the state, that Black students and students with disabilities are arrested disproportionately in the county's public schools, and that many districts are not reporting their arrest data to state and federal agencies, as required by law.

The report is available at this link: https://aclupa.org/en/publications/student-arrests-allegheny-county-schools-need-transparency-and-accountability

Ghadah's blog post "Students Need More Support and Compassion, not Increased Punishment" is available here: https://aclupa.org/en/news/students-need-more-support-and-compassion-not-increased-punishment

Creating a School Environment That's Fair and Just for Students

Happy 4/20 to all who celebrate! Since February, committees in the state Senate have held several hearings on ending prohibition and legalizing recreational cannabis, as bipartisan support for the idea slowly builds in the state legislature.

So what does legalization look like? On this episode, we hear from Alison Holcomb, political director of the ACLU of Washington and campaign director of New Approach Washington, the 2012 effort to win voters' approval of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational cannabis. In this conversation, Alison explains the benefits of ending prohibition, how Washington's cannabis policies can be improved, and popular myths that have been proven wrong by the state's eight-year experience with cannabis retail sales.

Learn more about the ACLU of Washington at aclu-wa.org, on Facebook [at]acluwa, and on Twitter [at]ACLU_WA.

"Look at what we've done": Cannabis Legalization in Washington

There are many public policies that have fed mass incarceration in Pennsylvania and in this country, from extreme sentencing to overpolicing to duplicate offenses that criminalize a single act. One of those policy choices is the commonwealth’s overuse of cash bail. On any given day, there are more than 30,000 people in Pennsylvania’s county jails. A majority of them have been accused but not convicted of a crime. And many of them are only in jail because they’ve been ordered to post cash bail but don’t have the money to pay it.

On this episode, we hear from ACLU-PA's Jessica Li, our criminal justice investigator, and Nyssa Taylor, ACLU-PA’s criminal justice strategic litigation and policy counsel. Jess talks about the findings and recommendations of our report Broken Rules: How Pennsylvania Courts Use Cash Bail to Incarcerate People Before Trial, and Nyssa tells us more about why we sued several magisterial district judges in Lancaster County for their cash bail practices.

Read the report: https://aclupa.org/en/broken_rules_report

Learn more about ACLU-PA's lawsuit against Lancaster County: https://aclupa.org/lancaster-bail

Judges and the Cash Bail Rules That They're Breaking

Episode 74 is part two of our discussion about cash bail. In this episode, we hear from Alex Domingos of ACLU-PA and the Dauphin County Bail Fund and Michelle Batt of the Lancaster Bail Fund. Alex and Michelle explain what a bail fund is and what role it plays in the work to end pretrial detention. As an activist in Lancaster County, Michelle also explains the impact that ACLU-PA’s lawsuit against the county over its cash bail practices has had and how grassroots advocates have been arguing for the same reforms for over a year.

Dauphin County Bail Fund: https://dauphincountybailfund.org/
Lancaster Bail Fund: https://lancasterbailfund.org/

"ACLU's lawsuit affirms need for bail reform now" by Michelle Batt: https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/aclu-s-lawsuit-affirms-need-for-bail-reform-now-column/article_58d1f32a-cd33-11ec-9f4b-fb1bd2a8e075.html

Bail Funds and Ending Pretrial Detention

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its own precedents and ruled that access to abortion is not a right guaranteed by the Constitution, five justices did something that the Supreme Court has rarely done - rolled back an existing guarantee of liberty.

In this emergency episode of Speaking Freely, we hear from ACLU-PA Deputy Legal Director Sara Rose and Senior Policy Advocate Julie Zaebst. Sara and Julie have been part of our team that has been responding to the Dobbs decision. In this conversation, we specifically discuss the impacts of the court’s ruling in Pennsylvania - on patients and providers, on the political landscape, and in the courts.

Tell your state senator to vote "no" on Senate Bill 956: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/pa-abortion-amendment

Become an Abortion Care Champion with ACLU-PA: https://action.aclu.org/webform/pa-abortion-care-champ

What "Post-Roe" Means in Pennsylvania

People serving extreme prison sentences or who may be out of prison but find their lives complicated and harmed by a past conviction can seek relief through clemency, the process in which a sentence is commuted or a conviction is pardoned. It's a long process that involves approval from both the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons and the governor.

In this episode, we learn more about why people seek clemency, what they have to do to get it, and how the intersection of the immigration and criminal legal systems can have a devastating impact on immigrants and their families. To explain this, we hear from Maria Goellner of FAMM, David Bennion of Free Migration Project, and Jesenia Calderon, whose father Denis was deported to Peru in 2009 after an aggravated assault conviction in Philadelphia.

On August 2 and 3, the Board of Pardons will hold a series of public hearings on multiple cases, including Denis Calderon. A webcast of the board's hearings will be available at this link: https://www.bop.pa.gov/Board-Information/Pages/Board-Meeting-Dates.aspx

Learn more about FAMM's work in Pennsylvania, including on clemency: https://famm.org/our-work/states-where-we-are-working/pennsylvania/

For more information about the case of Denis Calderon and his cousin Julio Maldonado, visit Free Migration Project's website: https://freemigrationproject.org/justice-for-denis-2/

"Like winning the lottery": Clemency in PA

The police tactic of stop-and-frisk is back in the news and has become a campaign issue in the 2023 elections in Philadelphia. Some candidates for mayor and for city council have suggested that escalating its use against pedestrians in the city should be on the table as a public safety measure.

For 12 years, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and co-counsel from the law firm Kairys Rudovsky Messing Feinberg and Linn have been enforcing a settlement in a 2010 lawsuit against the city over the aggressive, illegal, and unconstitutional use of stop-and-frisk by Philadelphia police. In this episode, we hear from the Rev. Mark Tyler of POWER, Yahaira Galarza, a community ambassador for ACLU-PA, and Mary Catherine Roper, former deputy legal director of the ACLU of PA. Mary Catherine is now an attorney with the law firm Langer Grogan and Diver and is co-counsel in the lawsuit Bailey v. City of Philadelphia, the case that challenged the city police department’s use of stop-and-frisk.

Resources
POWER: https://powerinterfaith.org/

Stop-and-frisk: A clear failure of public safety policy, by Mary Catherine Roper and Frederick Bates: https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/stop-and-frisk-clear-failure-public-safety-policy

Bailey et al. v. City of Philadelphia: https://www.aclupa.org/en/cases/bailey-et-al-v-city-philadelphia-et-al

Stop-and-frisk is a failed public policy

It's 4/20! What was once a day of counter-cultural actions has gone mainstream. But we recognize it, nonetheless, especially since there are still big issues to tackle in cannabis policy, including the fact that upwards of 20,000 people are arrested per year for marijuana possession in Pennsylvania, disproportionately Black Pennsylvanians. 

In this episode, we hear from Brian Brown, a cartoonist based in Philadelphia and the creator of the comic strip Legalization Nation, which is a syndicated documentary comic that delves into news stories related to cannabis. In our conversation, Brian talks about his own history as a consumer, including being arrested as a teen; why being a registered medical marijuana patient in Pennsylvania has radicalized him; and how his cartoons make these policy debates accessible for readers.

Brian has written and illustrated several books, including the New York Times best seller Andre the Giant: Life and Legend and Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, which tells the history of marijuana prohibition.

Find Brian's work online at boxbrown.com and on Twitter and Instagram with the handle [at]boxbrown.

Legalization Nation with Brian Brown

Pennsylvania’s 2023 primary election is right around the corner, on May 16, and with the delivery of mail and absentee ballots, voting is already underway. So the time is right to hear from Marian Schneider, ACLU-PA’s senior policy counsel for voting rights, and Khalif Ali, formerly of Common Cause PA and now with the New Pennsylvania Project. Marian and Khalif talk about the state of democracy, what challenges we’re facing in protecting the vote, and what opportunities may arise with changes in power at the state capitol.

Resources
Know your voting rights: www.aclupa.org/vote
Nonpartisan election protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683)
Common Cause PA: www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania
New Pennsylvania Project: www.newpaproject.org

What is a pro-voter agenda?

Libraries are a critical institution for supporting the freedom to read and freedom of thought. In the United States, libraries have been terribly underfunded for years, and now they’re being targeted by extremist activists for fulfilling their fundamental mission - to promote access to ideas.

Library Freedom Project is challenging that and working to maintain the library’s place in our democratic society. In this episode, we hear from Alison Macrina, director of Library Freedom Project, which works to protect “information democracy.”

Resources

Library Freedom Project: https://libraryfreedom.org/

Information Democracy And Activist Librarians

In February, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he would continue the moratorium on executions started by his predecessor, Tom Wolf. Shapiro also went a step further than Wolf, calling on the legislature to repeal the death penalty in its entirety.


Marc Bookman is the executive director of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation, a former attorney in the homicide unit of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, and the author of A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays. In this conversation, Marc explains just how dysfunctional capital punishment is in Pennsylvania and why, despite two decades since the last execution, the death penalty is very real in the commonwealth.


Resources:
Atlantic Center for Capital Representation: https://www.atlanticcenter.org/


A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays: https://thenewpress.com/books/descending-spiral

"Lighting money on fire": The vast dysfunction of the death penalty

In episode 83, we’re introducing our new executive director, Mike Lee. Mike joined ACLU-PA in January after serving for six years in the administration of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. In this conversation, Mike talks about what brought him to this moment leading the ACLU of Pennsylvania, his vision for the organization, and our priorities for 2024.

Meet the new boss

Historically, America’s public schools have been spaces where debates and resistance to civil liberties have played out. From racial integration to political protests, protecting the rights of students has been central to the story of constitutional rights.

The times we’re in now are no different. In this episode, we hear from three advocates who have been helping people organize to support inclusive education in their schools - Alex Domingos of ACLU-PA, Ashli Giles-Perkins of the Education Law Center, and Ronna Dewey of Red Wine and Blue PA. The organizations are part of a new coalition called Pennsylvanians for Welcoming and Inclusive Schools, or PAWInS. Ashli, Ronna, and Alex talk about why the coalition came together and what you can do if you feel moved to advocate for inclusive education at your school district.

Learn more about PAWInS at www.pawins.org.

Schools Where Everyone is Welcome

Students around the commonwealth and the nation are headed back to school. With the focus on school security that never really ends but heightens after high profile tragedies, ACLU-PA Senior Policy Advocate Harold Jordan joins this episode to talk about how school officials are reacting after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February. Harold also offers insight into the research on how different students are disciplined differently - there's talk now of a Pre-School to Prison Pipeline - and discusses a new project that ACLU-PA is launching in Allegheny County.

Resources on students' civil rights are available at endzerotolerance.org.

This is part one of a two-part back to school special. In part two, we'll hear from Preston Heldibridle of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, who talks about challenges for LGBTQ students.

Back to School, Part 1

On March 12, the ACLU of Pennsylvania and the law firm Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia courts, challenging the courts' excessive reliance on cash bail to incarcerate people. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of ten people who cannot afford their bail and two organizations, the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund and the Youth Art and Self-empowerment Project.

In this episode, we hear from our clients and attorneys who are working on the case. Learn more at aclupa.org/PhillyBail.

Then, in honor of Women's History Month, we hear from Yvonne Latty, who tells us the story of mothers who are incarcerated and how excessive cash bail keeps them there, separated from their families.

To learn more about our clients and to support them, visit phillybailout.com and yasproject.com.

Cash bail criminalizes poverty

POWER has been one of Philadelphia's leading organizations in the struggle against police violence and racism in the city. Elder Melanie DuBouse is a member of POWER's board of directors and the co-chair of the group's Live Free Campaign. In this conversation, Elder DuBouse talks about the ongoing work to end unconstitutional stops and frisks by Philly police officers, Mayor Kenney's decision to hide residents complaints from public view, her reaction to the sudden resignation of Commissioner Richard Ross, and what people are not hearing about the shootout between police and a resident of North Philly earlier this month.

Find POWER online at powerinterfaith.org and on Facebook and Twitter [at]powerinterfaith.

More reading:
The Plain View Project (content warning: violence, racism, misogyny, Islamophobia, transphobia)
https://www.plainviewproject.org/

'The cops' lives matter and these kids don't. It's not fair.' Helen Ubiñas, Philadelphia Inquirer
https://www.inquirer.com/news/columnists/helen-ubinas-police-standoff-philadelphia-guns-violence-20190816.html

'You can't go back to normal.' After police shooting, Nicetown-Tioga neighbors say there's a lot of work to do
https://whyy.org/articles/you-cant-go-back-to-normal-after-police-shooting-nicetown-tioga-neighbors-say-theres-a-lot-of-work-to-do/?fbclid=IwAR1Dlpb3NxSRq-zB1c4pe95hIdFvtSSNJZMoEs9V1a0NqBM0-4tOg6psFWM

After promising increased transparency, Philadelphia is redacting police complaint records
https://billypenn.com/2019/07/26/after-promising-increased-transparency-philadelphia-is-redacting-police-complaint-records/

"A state of perpetual alert": Living while Black in Philadelphia

On October 31, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the most sweeping reform to the commonwealth's election law in decades. The ACLU-PA supported the legislation, along with our partners in a coalition called Keystone Votes. One of those partners is Common Cause PA, and for this episode, Common Cause PA Executive Director Micah Sims joins the podcast to talk about how the reforms will benefit Pennsylvania voters and what work remains to be done.

Find Common Cause PA on Facebook and Twitter [at]commoncausepa.

And read a blog post by ACLU-PA Executive Director Reggie Shuford that explains why we supported the bill:
https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/why-aclu-pa-supports-legislation-reform-pas-election-laws

Correction: In the conversation, Andy says that mail-in ballots have to be postmarked by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election. That provision was not in the final bill that was signed into law.

"Voters won": Common Cause PA on election reform

The ACLU is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2020. To continue the celebration, we hear in this episode from Vic Walczak, ACLU-PA's legal director, about some of the cases that have cemented our legacy as the leading defender of civil liberties in the commonwealth.

ACLU-PA's Greatest Hits

What does it mean to divest in police? Paige Fernandez, policing policy advisor for national ACLU, joins the podcast to talk about how we change the police by shrinking their size, scope, and power and why reform didn't work.

Defunding the police will actually make us safer
By Paige Fernandez, ACLU
https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/defunding-the-police-will-actually-make-us-safer/

Curtailing the enforcers of white supremacy
By Reggie Shuford, ACLU-PA
https://www.aclupa.org/en/news/curtailing-enforcers-white-supremacy

Tell Congress to stop funding local police departments and to stop providing them with military equipment: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-end-police-militarization-and-over-policing-our-communities-now?ms=wwwactionpage&initms=wwwactionpage&ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web

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