After years of delay and limited progress, county officials must move urgently to address the serious health, safety, and constitutional concerns inside the facility.
Monroe County’s jail has remained overcrowded and in disrepair for years, despite a long-standing settlement meant to address unconstitutional conditions.
To learn about more training opportunities and workshops, visit our website at www.aclu-in.org/events/
Legal observers play a critical role in protecting the right to protest and ensuring accountability when communities speak out. We’re grateful to everyone who took the time to learn this important work and to our partners who helped make the training possible.
Thank you to the more than 200 Hoosiers who attended our hybrid legal observer training on Tuesday! By becoming a legal observer, these community members can support activists by monitoring, observing, and documenting government conduct during First Amendment-protected activity.
A federal court win for four Indiana recovery homes and their residents: a judge ruled Indiana unlawfully discriminated against them by treating their homes differently because of who lived there. Read more: https://bit.ly/4s1SwgH
After Loogootee again enacted ordinance language already ruled unconstitutional that denied Pridefest the right to hold the festival in the public square downtown, a federal judge held the city in contempt. The city now has 15 days to comply or face $500 daily fines.
Indiana used to allow some public university student IDs at the polls if they met state requirements. A new law bans them. Voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to block it, saying it makes it harder for eligible students to vote. Read more here:
We’re less than a month away from the deadline to register to vote in the 2026 Indiana Primary. Make sure you’re ready to elect leaders who will defend your civil liberties by checking your voter registration today.
This International Women’s Day, we recognize the generations of advocates who fought to expand women’s rights and the work that still lies ahead.
SEA 76 gives Attorney General Todd Rokita sweeping new power to punish schools, hospitals, and local governments accused of limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
A new Mirror Indy article looks at Indiana’s camping ban, which would allow criminal charges, fines of up to $500, and possible jail time for unhoused people living on public land. The article also highlights concerns from prosecutors and law enforcement about how the law would actually be enforced.
“Not only is it bad policy,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears told Mirror Indy, “it’s going to be very difficult to implement.”
After more than three years of litigation, a judge granted a permanent injunction in the ACLU of Indiana’s religious freedom challenge to the state's near-total abortion ban.
Read more: https://bit.ly/40esIlj
Governor Mike Braun just signed SEA 76, the state's sweeping immigration legislation, and HEA 1343, which establishes a National Guard military police force that can be wielded at the governor's authority. Read more about these pieces of legislation in our bill tracker: https://bit.ly/40fDXdj
NPR’s deep dive shares how the federal government is using social media to push a distorted narrative about immigrants and crime. ICE data shows more than 70% of people detained don’t have criminal records.
Read the full piece here:
Tell your members of Congress: Vote YES on the Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution and end President Trump’s unconstitutional and unauthorized use of military force against Iran.
Take action now: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/war-on-iran
At public universities, the First Amendment protects students’ right to speak out, demonstrate, and make their voices heard.
Read more: bit.ly/4aVhsiB
This morning, we filed two federal lawsuits against Ball State University over a policy that bans protests and demonstrations within 50 feet of most campus buildings and the university’s use of campus policy to punish students for protected political expression.
A bill encouraging racial profiling in policing and daily life is headed to the Governor. SB 76 also requires local government to comply with ICE operations and prohibits any "sanctuary policies." Take action now and urge Governor Braun to veto SB 76.
SB 76 has cleared its final vote and now moves to the Governor for consideration.
This bill would pull Indiana deeper into immigration enforcement, increase pressure to cooperate with ICE, and treat detainers like mandatory holds, raising serious due process concerns. We oppose SB 76.
As session nears its end, lawmakers advanced HB 1343, which would authorize a new National Guard “military police force” with the power to make arrests, conduct searches, and carry out law enforcement duties statewide at the governor’s direction.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/46X0jnu
Now, more than 130 years after the paper’s founding, the Recorder continues to print stories highlighting Indianapolis’ Black community.
This Black History Month, we celebrate George P. Stewart's commitment to informing and uplifting Black Hoosiers.
George P. Stewart was one of the founders of the Indianapolis Recorder, the fourth oldest Black Newspaper in the country. Stewart used the paper to amplify the Black community across Indianapolis, supporting local Black businesses and endorsing political causes.
Indiana’s 2026 legislative session is expected to conclude this Friday, Feb. 27, but major decisions are still unfolding. We’re tracking some harmful bills still moving, what’s (hopefully) died, and what to watch for as session wraps. Follow along here: www.aclu-in.org/legislation/
Join us in collaboration with Sports Bra Indy for a More Than a Game watch party for the Unrivaled semifinals. 🏀
Monday, Mar. 2 | 7:30 PM
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“He was led by his love for his fellow man and the belief that we’re all better off when everyone has the opportunity to thrive,” Indiana State Rep. Earl Harris Jr. said. Read more about Reverend Jesse Jackson's deep ties to Gary and how local leaders are mourning his passing:
SB 285 passed House committee. It would ban camping/sleeping on public property for long-term shelter (unless authorized) and allow a Class C misdemeanor after a warning. Contact your rep and tell them to vote NO. Find your legislator here:https://bit.ly/4azEj33 https://bit.ly/4tUDXx0
Whether you've volunteered in voter registration and mobilization before or you're looking to get involved for the first time, learn more and register below.
Indiana has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country, but we also have advocates across the state who are ready to change that. Join the ACLU of Indiana and partners for the Hoosiers Vote Summit, where you'll learn how to turn boots on the ground into people at the polls in November.
