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ACLU Appluads House Judicary Committee's Consideration of the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Act of 2007 (09/11/2008)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nationwide, we applaud the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security for holding a hearing on H.R. 4300, the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007. This important legislation would help to end the practice of sentencing children to life in prison without the possibility of parole and would provide grants to states to improve the quality of legal representation for youths charged with offenses that could lead to life sentences.

ACLU Letter to Senate Judiciary Leadership Urging Opposition to Amendment S. 3155 (07/30/2008)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, we urge you to oppose Senator Kyl’s proposed amendment to S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, at tomorrow’s scheduled mark-up. The amendment would allow youth who commit certain crimes to be prosecuted as adults.

Re: ACLU Applauds Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 (07/16/2008)
Dear Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Specter: On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nationwide, we write to support S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008, and to urge the Committee to strengthen key elements of this important bill.

ACLU Youth Promise Act Letter (12/19/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to H.R. 5295 Because of Fourth Amendment Infringement (09/18/2006)

Coalition Sign On Letter to House Members Sensenbrenner and Conyers Opposing H.R. 1279 (04/08/2005)

Coalition Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to Section 206 of S. 1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (05/11/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Urging Opposition to the Capital Sentencing Provisions in S. 1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/28/2004)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Opposition to S.1735, the Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 (04/21/2004)

Sign-on Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee and to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders Expressing Concerns about the Recently Introduced "Gang Prevention" Legislation (S. 1735) (11/14/2003)

Letter to the Senate on Legislation to Increase Law Enforcement Electronic Surveillance, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Prosecution of Juveniles in Federal Court, and to Make the Use of Encryption a Grounds for Enhancing a Criminal Penalty (10/10/2000)

Juvenile Delinquency: Comparison of Present Law and Two Proposals in the 106 Congress (06/30/1999)

Coalition Letter to the Senate on Juvenile Justice and Disproportionate Minority Confinement (05/10/1999)

Memo in Opposition of S. 254, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 (03/10/1999)

Sign-on Letter to Senator Wellstone in Support of the "Mental Health Juvenile Justice Act" (01/20/1999)