Research & Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of millions of people around the world. It has been especially devastating for the most vulnerable in our society: people of color, people who are incarcerated and people who have no home where they can shelter in place.

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?”

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...

The following is a letter addressed to Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. regarding advancing equity issues pertaining to the pandemic response. A PDF copy of the letter can be found here.

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

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.

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

We are featuring some of our talented precinct captains and asking them what organizing and voting means to them. Meet Jasmine Young and hear from her in her own words about voting and organizing.

Meet our Policy Associate, Chelsey Birgisdóttir! She’s been a part of the #ACLUsquad here at @sdACLU for over half a year advocating for police transparency and privacy in technology. We asked her what her work means to her and here’s what she said.