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The fight for civil liberties won’t be won in the courts alone.

Just how did a pregnant woman serving time for a drug offense get sent to a crowded federal women’s prison more than 1,000 miles away from her home?

If you want to come to Wyoming and go after our family, friends and neighbors, be ready for a hell of a fight.

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We must continue to fight for the community we want – not the one private prison companies want. We are here to keep our families together, to protect our rural communities, and to say Wyoming won’t detain for private gain.

It’s easy to request an absentee ballot and there’s still enough time to do so for most states with upcoming primaries.

Private prison companies like CoreCivic put profit above lives, and an immigration prison would bring ICE closer to Wyoming’s Latino and immigrant communities, expanding its ability prey on immigrants and break apart families in Wyoming.

From policing, prosecution and pretrial hearings, to sentencing, confinement, and release, every aspect of the system must come under intense scrutiny for how it responds to this once-in-a-lifetime national public health crisis.

Here you will find information about the ACLU’s response to COVID-19, including news updates, blog posts, guidelines, and letters to public officials—as well as other resources.