Press Releases

If you are a member of the media, please contact Rachel Fergus, Communications Associate at rfergus@aclu-mn.org. Join our press release list by sending your name, media outlet, email address and phone number to rfergus@aclu-mn.org with the subject line “Press Release List.”

Aug 09, 2022

ACLU-MN and Legal Clinics Sue to Stop MNDOC From Reincarcerating People at High COVID-19 Risk 

The ACLU of Minnesota, U of M’s Law School Clemency Clinic, and Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners today filed a complaint to stop the Minnesota Department of Corrections from reimprisoning people who were released during the pandemic due to their high medical risk. 
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights
Apr 01, 2021

Judge Rules ACLU-MN'S Case Against MNDOC’S Lax Handling of COVID-19 Can Move Ahead

A judge just ruled that the ACLU of Minnesota’s lawsuit against MNDOC over its lax handling of COVID-19 can continue, and granted class action status. 
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights
Dec 09, 2020

ACLU-MN Sues Federal Women's Prison over Handling of COVID-19

Waseca prison Warden M. Starr and Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael Carvajal are refusing to release medically vulnerable people and failing to provide adequate health care or sanitation, according to the lawsuit by the ACLU of Minnesota and Ballard Spahr LLP.
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights
Oct 22, 2020

ACLU-MN Files Lawsuit to Protect People in Minnesota Prisons from COVID-19

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class action lawsuit to force the Minnesota Department of Corrections to protect people in its custody from COVID-19.
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights
Court Cases: Foster et al. v. Minnesota Department of Corrections et al.