Blogs

In the Fight Against COVID-19, Mass Incarceration is our Achilles’ Heel

On March 6, five days before the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU National Prison Project posed a series of challenging questions, beginning with “Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?” May 6, 2020

Searching for Peace: The difficult and dangerous journey to seek asylum in the United States, Part I

Read Part II of this blog here.

May 3, 2021

In Case You Missed It...

Last Wednesday, April 8, the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) joined with Jewish Family Service of San Diego to file an administrative complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) calling for an immediate investigation... April 15, 2020

An inter-generational and multi-ethnic perspective

Jazrene Abildgaard, ACLU-SDIC North County Precinct Captain, speaks to what organizing means to her. #BlackHistoryMonth February 29, 2020

Deaths in San Diego County Jails: The Need for Transparency and Accountability

The recent deaths of Sandra Bland and Jeffrey Epstein briefly catapulted the issue of prison and jail deaths to the national spotlight. Sadly, there is nothing new about people dying while incarcerated, often without having been tried for or convicted of any crime. February 29, 2020

Meet Melena Taylor!

Melena Taylor, student activist and ACLU-SDIC Precinct Captain, underscores what this work means to her. February 28, 2020