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Apr 1, 2021

Delawareans Speak Up: Letter to Law Enforcement Accountability Taskforce Urges Action

Community advocates and members of the General Assembly’s Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force (LEATF) subcommittees sent a letter to legislators on Monday, March 29, asking them to act quickly on...

Mar 23, 2021

Commentary: Bill would remove additional punishment COVID brings to prisons

Read this commentary by Denise Russell, New Castle County Smart Justice chapter volunteer, on the importance of HB 37 and the need to protect Delaware's vulnerable incarcerated population in the face of an...

Mar 19, 2021

Update: HB 58 has been stricken from the General Assembly

After we sent a letter to legislators asking them to consider a repeal of the panhandling statute rather than passing House Bill 58, the panhandling bill, they struck that bill from the list of bills under...

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Mar 18, 2021

Spring 2021 Issue of Connection Now Available

Check out our latest issue of Connection for updates on our work so far in 2021.

Mar 10, 2021

We're Hiring: Legal Director Position Now Open

Thank you for your interest in the ACLU of Delaware! This position has been filled.

Mar 8, 2021

Press Release: ACLU of Delaware Calls for Repeal of Panhandling Statute

We, along with National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC) and other community advocates sent a letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee today, asking them to consider repeal of laws that criminalize...

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