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West Virginia High Court Rules for Fundamental Fairness in Implementing State Prisons' 'Good Behavior' Policy (06/19/2003)
CHARLESTON, WV--In a victory for the due process rights of prison inmates, the state Supreme Court today ruled that prison officials here could not deny an inmate the possibility of earning "good time" credit that could reduce their sentences, the American Civil Liberties of West Virginia announced.

Judge Finds Poor Conditions at Virgin Islands Jail Violate Court Orders (05/29/2003)
ST. THOMAS, VI -- Citing the defendants' willful failure to comply with court orders and provisions of a 1994 settlement agreement to eliminate unconstitutional jail conditions, a federal judge yesterday held territory and corrections officials in St. Thomas in civil contempt for the third time in six years, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

Court Finds "No Excuse" for Deplorable Conditions on Mississippi's Death Row, Orders Immediate Remedies (05/21/2003)
JACKSON, MS - Ruling in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, a federal magistrate judge today said that conditions on Mississippi's death row inflict cruel and unusual punishment on the prisoners confined there and ordered the state to end its brutal practices.

Arizona Judge Strikes Down Law that Censored Anti-Death Penalty Web Sites (05/15/2003)
PHOENIX -- The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed a federal judge's ruling permanently striking down a state law that punishes prisoners who post information about themselves on the Internet and denies organizations the right to post information about prisoners on their own web sites.

ACLU and Alabama Prison Project Release Report Urging Community Corrections as Cost Saving Measure (04/29/2003)
MONTGOMERY, AL-Citing Alabama's budget crisis and dangerously overcrowded prisons, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Alabama Prison Project today released a new budget analysis highlighting a potential savings of $300,000 to $400,000 if the state accepted prisoners living with HIV into existing community-based corrections programs.

ACLU of West Virginia Calls for Fundamental Fairness in Implementing State Prisons' 'Good Behavior' Policy (04/09/2003)
CHARLESTON, WV--The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia today argued before the state Supreme Court that prison officials here violated the due process rights of an inmate when they denied him the possibility of earning "good time" credit that could reduce his sentence.

ACLU Applauds Alabama Governor for Prison Reform Efforts and Suggests Ways to Further Positive Steps (04/09/2003)
WASHINGTON-The American Civil Liberties Union today commends the actions of Alabama Governor Bob Riley and state legislators who moved to address the crisis in the state's prison system by approving an emergency appropriations bill for the Alabama Department of Corrections.

Private Prisoner Transport Company Pays Damages in Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault and Death Threats Against Woman (03/14/2003)
DENVER-- A woman who was sexually assaulted and threatened with death by a guard during a four-day prisoner transport accepted a settlement in which the guard and the private prisoner transport company that employed him agreed to pay money damages, the American Civil Liberties Union announced today.

Money Can Be Saved on Prisons Without Diminishing Public Safety, ACLU of Texas Tells Lawmakers (02/25/2003)
AUSTIN, TX--In testimony today before the Texas House Corrections Committee, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas said that the state's prisons have become too expensive because the system incarcerates too many non-violent offenders who should be home supporting their families.