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After seeing an increase in complaints regarding rapes and sexual assaults against gay and transgendered prisoners in the last few weeks, today the ACLU of Louisiana wrote to Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff Marlin Gusman, urging him to protect gay and transgendered prisoners at his jails.
Today the ACLU of Louisiana filed suit against the City of Mamou, Louisiana, on behalf of a man who was arrested for contacting the media about official misconduct. Bobby Simmons, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, served 27 years as a police officer in Franklin and Abbeville. Last May, Mr.
Today the ACLU of Louisiana sent a letter to Homer Chief of Police Russell Mills, urging him to retract his racist statement made to the Chicago Tribune concerning his treatment of young black men. Mr.
New Orleans - Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed lawsuits on behalf of a Catholic and a Muslim prisoner at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, each being denied the right to practice his religion freely.
In light of the recent deaths and continued reports of deplorable conditions at Orleans Parish Prison, today the ACLU of Louisiana sought public records from Orleans Criminal Sheriff Marlin Gusman, including copies of the Sheriff's contracts and reports on prisoner deaths at Orleans Parish Prison
Yesterday the ACLU of Louisiana enrolled in a lawsuit filed by Johnny Duncan, aka "Johnny UnBlackWorthy," a veteran and resident of Amite who was detained by police because they objected to a sign on his car reading "You Might be a Nigger!." Mr.