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Dec 19, 2024

Shuttered private jail in Kansas could become immigration detention center

The ACLU warns CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility and others could play a role in President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans

Dec 13, 2024

ACLU of Kansas prepares for second Trump term and ‘attacks on civil liberties’

Civil rights activists in Kansas are staffing up and engaging with local officials to prepare for a second Donald Trump presidency, the ACLU of Kansas said Friday.

Dec 13, 2024

Kansas police shooting videos, records targeted for reform in wake of ex-KCK cop’s death

Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Kansas, called that outcome “farcical,” saying Kansas’ open records law “remains rife with exceptions” that are “quite liberally claimed by law enforcement” even...

Dec 8, 2024

ACLU, Kansas Appleseed host information session on Wichita Gang List

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas (ACLU) and Kansas Appleseed hosted a free legal information session on Saturday about the Wichita Police Department’s gang database.

Dec 5, 2024

After previous failures, KS Republicans again push ban on gender-affirming care for minors

“It’s hard to know what version of bill that we’re going to see get traction because Kansas has seen a range of minor gender-affirming healthcare bills be introduced — some that would be much smaller in their...

Dec 5, 2024

Kansas says prison cells with no air conditioning risk a lawsuit. There's a plan for a new prison

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas has called the lack of air conditioning at the Hutchinson prison “inhumane and unacceptable.” The organization said extreme heat in the summer can harm elderly...