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Jan 3, 2024

Opinion: How we’re building the Kansas of our greatest aspirations, in 2023 and beyond - Kansas Reflector

Earlier this past summer, in the ACLU of Kansas’ report about the historical and social significance of the Quindaro settlement, we talked about the aspirational Kansas we fear too many residents here have...

The Quindaro Ruins Overlook in Kansas City, Kansas, was dedicated on Juneteenth in 2008. A plaque reads: “Quindaro must live on in our hearts forever. The area, once mighty, also serves as a reminder of man’s mortality and of our quest for freedom, digni

Jan 3, 2024

ACLU fights for vulnerable inmates' rights in Kansas - The Community Voice

Due to an excessively long waitlist, Kansas inmates who await mental health treatment and evaluations could spend more time in state-run facilities than in prison if convicted.

Larned State Hospital faces wait times of up to 13 months for inmates to be evaluated for mental health conditions.

Dec 29, 2023

KS Highway Patrol appealing federal injunction on ‘two step’ | Kansas City Star

The Kansas Highway Patrol is appealing a federal injunction that will block its troopers from using the “two step” traffic stop tactic that a judge ruled had resulted in the agency violating the...

The Kansas Highway Patrol is appealing a federal injunction that will block its troopers from using the “two step” traffic stop tactic. The Wichita Eagle Read more at: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article283640628.html#storylink=cp

Dec 29, 2023

Kansas Medicaid Expansion Could Reduce Jail Populations

“In general, jails are not meant to be hospitals,” Sharon Brett said. “They are not meant to be places where individuals go to receive comprehensive medical and mental health care services. And we shouldn’t...

Sharon Brett of the ACLU of Kansas says the mental health treatment system needs to be fixed. (Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector)

Dec 23, 2023

Sedgwick County bail system favors the rich, needs reform | Wichita Eagle`

The ACLU of Kansas believes the state could address these socially destabilizing and anti-democratic disparities by eliminating cash bail for non-violent offenses. Pretrial incarceration caused by...

There are glaring disparities in who goes to jail and who can bail out in Sedgwick County. The Wichita Eagle

Dec 22, 2023

Lawsuit claiming unfair voting system in Dodge City set to move forward

A federal lawsuit against Dodge City that claims unfair voting systems create a barrier for Latine candidates in the city is set to move forward. The ACLU of Kansas recently announced that the case will now...

ACLU Lawsuit Against Dodge City Over Unfair Voting System Moves Forward