As part of our work in the defense of civil liberties, the ACLU of Montana issues reports, position papers, and advocacy materials that study and note developments in civil liberties. Below is a listing of some of our publications.
In many ways, county detention centers bear the brunt of a broken criminal justice system.
February 1, 2015
In 2012, 27-year-old Angela Robinson was forced to deliver her baby girl on the dirty booking room floor of the Yellowstone County Detention Facility after her repeated requests for medical help over the course of several hours went ignored.
June 29, 2013
The United States of America is one of the most religiously diverse nations in the world. We have such a rich tapestry of faith, at least in part, because our freedom to believe (or not believe) is protected in the Constitution.
March 3, 2013The imprisonment of human beings at record levels is both a moral failure and an economic one—especially at a time when more and more Americans are struggling to make ends meet and when state governments confront enormous fiscal crises.
November 11, 2011
Five years after the implementation of the statewide Public Defender System, the ACLU of Montana reviews what has improved, what has languished and what still remains to be addressed.
October 1, 2011