News & Commentary

Updating your name or gender marker on your IDs can help your legal identity match who you are. However, laws can change quickly, so it’s good to stay informed. Here’s a guide to your rights and how to update your IDs in Alaska.

The ACLU of Alaska has compiled resources from our organization and others across the state and country who are working to push back on the immigration and mass deportation promises that the incoming Trump Administration has stated it will carry out. 

There are incredible organizations across the state working on to make Alaska a vibrant, connected, just and resilient state.

Alaska is home to people and cultures from around the globe and across the North. The tradition and spirit of welcoming is a value embedded in these lands since time immemorial.

With support from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, we’ve revamped the Prisoner Rights Guide for incarcerated Alaskans.

Like many Alaskans, I awoke Nov. 6 seeking to understand the consequences of the election and what its impact will be on our country’s democratic processes and institutions.

This year, the Alaska Parole Board held its annual public meeting on one of the busiest and most intense days for Alaskans and people across the country: Election Day. If you missed it, here are our takeaways.

TW: sexual assault, sexual violence. Regardless of race or criminal status, sexual violence inside the walls of prisons and jails is prevalent and frequently reported to the ACLU of Alaska.

He said he lived in upwards of 11 foster homes. Only “six or seven” stood out because he can only remember the “really bad ones.”