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MAY 13, 2012
2011 Prison & Jail Report
For the first time, the Wyoming ACLU is releasing data compiled from complaints they received from prisoners incarcerated in Wyoming. The ACLU hopes it will increase public awareness, accountability and transparency of jails and prisons in Wyoming. Promoting humane conditions of confinement, consistent with constitutional protections like health, safety and human dignity, is one the ACLU’s highest priorities. Report | Press Release
March 22, 2012
61st Legislature – End of the Trail
Thank you to all our supporters who participated in the 2012 Legislative Budget Session! Whether you were tracking specific issues or actively contacting your legislators, your voice made a difference. The ACLU-Wyoming released its 2012 Legislative Review with summaries and outcomes of bills the ACLU-Wyoming monitored this session.
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Voting Rights
The ACLU challenged Fremont County's elections system on behalf of members of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes in 2005. Approximately 20% of Fremont County residents are American Indian, yet prior to the filing of the lawsuit no American Indian had ever been elected to the five-member board of commissioners. Press release| Court Opinion
JANUARY 23, 2012
Federal Court Accepts Amicus in Support of WyWatch
U.S. District Court Judge Freudenthal accepted the ACLU's amicus brief in support of conservative organization WyWatch's right to exhibit pro-life displays at the Herschler Gallery in the Wyoming Capitol. WyWatch, after receiving authorization, set up two posters, including one of a fetus with a biblical phrase. Press release | Amicus brief
