News & Commentary

A new report has been released, "Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly Incarceration," exposing how U.S. prisons are failing to keep up with the rising number of aging people behind bars.

Our criminal legal system is supposed to hold people accountable. If done right, accountability can repair relationships, build trust, help people learn from mistakes and make our community safer.

President Trump’s immigration agenda of mass deportation is happening in Alaska, but like many things in our state, deportation and immigration enforcement looks different compared to the Lower 48.

At the ACLU of Alaska, public safety is a uniting theme that weaves all of our work together.

The legal landscape on housing issues have continued to evolve since the outcome of Grants Pass v. Johnson; however, the values we hold as Alaskans, as stated in our Constitution, remain clear.

The ACLU and ACLU of Alaska filed an amicus brief in Alaska v. Smith, a case that highlights the serious consequences of the confusing nature of voting rights in Alaska for U.S. nationals from American Samoa.

Late last month, the Alaska Legislature gaveled out in Juneau, marking the end of the 2025 session.

Since the House Judiciary Committee's two-hour hearing about deaths in custody at the end of March, and the deaths the Department of Corrections (DOC) neglected to count, two more Alaskans have died.

Every year during and after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the ACLU of Alaska receives reports from Muslim inmates that Alaska's Department of Corrections (DOC) fails to properly accommodate their Ramadan observance.