ACLU and Bipartisan Supporters Urge Passage of Bill to Check GPS Tracking by Police
AUGUSTA – A bill with broad, bipartisan support would place needed limits on the unchecked location tracking of GPS-enabled devices by law enforcement in Maine.
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ACLU Releases Report on Solitary Confinement Reform in Maine
PORTLAND – A new report out today from the ACLU of Maine documents the successful reform of solitary confinement in Maine’s prisons. Change Is Possible: A Case Study Of Solitary Confinement Reform In Maine provides a case study of what is possible and a model for achieving significant change.
March 11, 2013
ACLU Applauds Passage of Student Restraints Compromise
AUGUSTA - The ACLU of Maine applauded the Education Committee of the Maine Legislature for approving an amendment to LD 243, which deals with the use of restraints in the classroom.
ACLU of Maine Joins Nationwide Investigation into Police Use of Military Technology & Tactics
PORTLAND – The ACLU of Maine and affiliates in 22 other states today filed simultaneous public records requests to determine the extent to which local police departments are using federally subsidized military technology and tactics that are traditionally used overseas.
ACLU Urges Legislators to Support National Popular Vote
AUGUSTA – The ACLU of Maine today urged lawmakers to support LD 511, which would allow Maine to participate in the National Popular Vote compact.
Civil Rights Advocates Urge Legislature To Protect Voting Rights of All Mainers
Augusta – Representatives of the ACLU of Maine, the NAACP and the Maine Council of Churches will hold a press conference Monday to call on legislators to reject proposed legislation that would take voting rights away from some incarcerated people in Maine.
March 4, 2013