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Jun 12, 2020
Racial Disparities in Jails and Prisons: COVID-19’s Impact on the Black Community
The devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to fall harder on Black people in the United States. They have died from COVID-19 at a rate of nearly 62 per 100,000 Americans. This mortality rate is 2.2 times the rate for Latinos and 2.3 times the rate for Asians and whites.
Jun 10, 2020
ACLU-WV Board Member Becomes First Out Trans Elected Official in WV History
West Virginia’s 2020 Primary Election was a historic one in terms of strides toward inclusion in electoral politics.
Jun 08, 2020
ICE Should Suspend Arrests, Raids in WV Amid Outbreak
By Jackie Lozano, ACLU-WV Immigrants’ Rights Coordinator
Jun 05, 2020
COVID-19 Overwhelms Huttonsville; Mass Testing in Correctional Facilities
By Nikki Zinzuwadia
Jun 03, 2020
It’s Time to Divest from Policing
The underlying problem with policing isn't just the lack of training and procedures — it’s the broadening of their scope and responsibilities that has led to the unlawful use of excessive force and the killing of Black people.
Jun 02, 2020
Intern Spotlight: Clairice Hemme
In addition to her internship with ACLU-WV, Clairice is working as a river guide this summer in Colorado. She is corresponding with our staff via videoconferencing and email, while she works to design our 2020 magazine from her "office" in her car.Get to Know Clairice Hemme
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