Press Releases

Antonio Serrano Named ACLU of Wyoming Advocacy Manager

Serrano is responsible for building the ACLU’s public education and advocacy programs through coalition-building, leadership development, communication and lobbying.

Become an Official Legal Observer with the ACLU of Wyoming

Legal observers are committed to defending free speech in a way that is as objective as possible so that their documentation can be used as evidence if police misconduct or obstructions to constitutionally protected free speech are challenged in court.

ACLU of Wyoming Files FOIA Requests for Gov. Gordon, Wyoming DOC Knowledge of Potential COVID-19 Outbreaks in Prisons and Jails

The ACLU's federal FOIA is supported by the Council of Prison Locals which currently represents 30,000 correctional officers.

Libby Skarin Named Campaigns Director for ACLU of Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota

Skarin will focus her campaign work on the ACLU’s priority areas of indigenous justice, LGBTQ and Two Spirit equality, criminal justice reform, immigrants’ rights and First Amendment issues.

Data Model Shows National COVID-19 Death Toll 100,000 Higher Than Current Projections

Failure to reduce jail population is the Achilles heel for the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.

ACLU of Wyoming Applauds CoreCivic’s Decision to Halt Uinta County Immigration Prison Plan

We’re thrilled that CoreCivic has withdrawn its plans to pursue an immigration prison outside of Evanston, Private prison companies like CoreCivic put profit above lives, and an immigration prison would bring ICE closer to Wyoming’s Latino and immigrant communities.

ACLU of Wyoming to Host Virtual Know Your Rights Training this Month

Encounters with law enforcement officials can be stressful and scary. People have various experiences with law enforcement, some of which are not always fair or legal. That’s why we want to ensure people know their rights.

ACLU of Wyoming Asks State Criminal Legal System to Develop Plan to Prevent a Public Health Crisis Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Tthe ACLU of Wyoming is urging state officials to heed public health experts’ advice and immediately develop an evidence-based, proactive plan for the prevention and management of COVID-19 in Wyoming’s jails, detention centers, prisons, ICE facilities and detainee transportation.