ACLU of Kansas in the News

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Apr 26, 2025

Not In Our Backyard: Some Pro-Trump Towns Push Against Detention Centers

Criminal Legal Reform
Opposition to an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, illustrates a tension playing out across the country.
Opposition to an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, illustrates a tension playing out across the country.
CoreCivic
CoreCivic
Apr 25, 2025

Shuttered Leavenworth for-profit prison seeks to house immigrants. What to know

Criminal Legal Reform
In 2021, the American Civil Liberties Union urged the White House to close the facility, which was later achieved when then-President Joe Biden issued an executive order ending any contracts with private...
In 2021, the American Civil Liberties Union urged the White House to close the facility, which was later achieved when then-President Joe Biden issued an executive order ending any contracts with private...
CoreCivic
CoreCivic
Apr 17, 2025

Former corrections workers battle CoreCivic opening Leavenworth ICE detention center

Criminal Legal Reform
Esmie Tseng, spokeswoman for ACLU of Kansas, said the Thursday press conference was a way to keep the issue in front of the Leavenworth community. Although organizations put the event together, she said it’s...
Esmie Tseng, spokeswoman for ACLU of Kansas, said the Thursday press conference was a way to keep the issue in front of the Leavenworth community. Although organizations put the event together, she said it’s...
CoreCivic
CoreCivic
Apr 17, 2025

Wyandotte County judge dismisses death penalty challenge on procedural grounds

Criminal Legal Reform
The constitutional challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations came to an end once their clients accused of capital crimes no longer faced the ultimate punishment.
The constitutional challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations came to an end once their clients accused of capital crimes no longer faced the ultimate punishment.
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death penalty
Apr 16, 2025

Kansas judge tosses death penalty challenge but says capital punishment is flawed

Criminal Legal Reform
The American Civil Liberties Union and other national legal groups have awaited the ruling since October, when they filed legal challenges in Kansas against the death penalty and a practice called death...
The American Civil Liberties Union and other national legal groups have awaited the ruling since October, when they filed legal challenges in Kansas against the death penalty and a practice called death...
death penalty
death penalty
Apr 15, 2025

‘Anguish and anxiety’: KC nonprofits fear future amid federal cuts

Over 200 people from dozens of nonprofits showed up to the Convention Center Tuesday to share ideas. The group heard from United Way of Kansas City’s President, the Executive Director of ACLU Kansas, leaders...
Over 200 people from dozens of nonprofits showed up to the Convention Center Tuesday to share ideas. The group heard from United Way of Kansas City’s President, the Executive Director of ACLU Kansas, leaders...
nonprofits
nonprofits