ACLU Watch|The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has maintained the position that civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency. In these days of the so-called "Patriot Act" our civil liberties are under serious attack. This website monitors the ACLU's efforts to protect our freedom. It also monitors the People's reaction to their efforts.

SHERIFF BACA & THE ACLU..PARTNERS IN JAIL REFORM?Los Angeles, CA: The unique court ordered partnership between the ACLU and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is revealed in a four minute Internet video preview from a special Full Disclosure Network® series of interviews addressing the Los Angeles County jail crisis. Sheriff Leroy Baca describes the cause of the current jail overcrowding, citing the 1975 ACLU lawsuit (Rutherford vs Block). Also featured are ACLU's Legal Director Mark Rosenbaum, Jail Project Director Mary Tiedeman and LASD Captain Tim Cornell, of the Inmate Reception Center. In the preview Baca tells FDN host Leslie Dutton that "The jail overcrowded problem, as you may know, stems from court decrees.. we were capped at about 18000 prisoners, based on this Rutherford decision." The preview is available FREE to Internet viewers and the entire series is soon to be featured on 43 cable TV systems. Eventually the full length interviews will be available 24/7, on demand, to those who subscribe to the Full Disclosure Network® website program service. Some of the highlights featuring the ACLU and LA County Sheriff's Department are: Captain Tim Cornell describes the LASD partnership with the ACLU, including some of the difficulties encountered when the ACLU monitors distribute complaint forms to inmates who in turn provide false information. He describes the ACLU's temporary restraining order on jail overcrowding and how it impacted operations and the daily task of moving inmates from jails to <b>…</b>From:FullDisclosureNetwrkViews:30ratingsTime:04:40More inNews & Politics

The Attack of the Killer DronesAn online magazine that promotes technological innovations to state and local governments is focusing on drones this month. "Governing" reports police departments of various sizes are getting into the act, while others aren't far behind. For example, Fairfax County Virginia Police Chief, David Rohrer, told WTOP radio that unmanned drones will patrol the Washington beltway in upcoming years. "Just as an alternative to spotting traffic and sending information back to our VDOT smart traffic centers and being able to observe backups and change lights and everything else." One of the attractions of drones, for government types, is the cost. Officials in Shelby County Tennessee, better known as the Memphis area, report it only takes $3.80 an hour to fly a remote-controlled drone, versus $600 an hour for a large helicopter. The technology comes from the military. This footage from the Air Force and the Department of Homeland Security shows one of the larger models, but the American Civil Liberties Union is talking about one the size of a hummingbird. It's no accident the ACLU is interested in the topic. You see, back in February Barack Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act, designed to prepare the way for widespread use of government, commercial and other drones by October 2015. In a published document the ACLU says, "Just as the FAA regulates drones to ensure that they are safe, so, too, should drones be regulated so that they are not used in ways that infringe on <b>…</b>From:CleanTVcomViews:255ratingsTime:03:06More inNews & Politics

WHO'S MONITORING THE POLICE MONITORS?Los Angeles, CA: Full Disclosure Network® explores the role and purpose of three civilian police monitoring organizations who have been appointed by the Courts and the LA County Board of Supervisors to investigate operations of the LA County Sheriff's Department and county jails. An Internet video preview (3 min) of this part-four of the TV series is available FREE, 24/7, on demand, as a public service. The full length episodes are featured on 43 cable systems and will eventually be available 24/7, on demand, to Full Disclosure® subscribers from the website. The Full Disclosure® series on civilian police monitors consists of interviews with Mike Gennaco, Chief Attorney, LASD Office of Independent Review (OIR), Merrick Bobb, president of the Police Assessment Resource Center (PARC) and Mark Rosenbaum ACLU Legal Director and Mary Tiedeman Director of the "ACLU Jail Project". Also included are statements from Roy Burns, former president of ALADS the Sheriff Deputies union. Highlights from this part-four of the series are: SHERIFF & BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CREATE "OIR" (Segment #1) Prompted by the LAPD Rampart scandal and officer involved shootings, another civilian monitoring operation is created called the LASD Office of Independent Review (OIR) Chief Attorney Mike Gennaco describes his background in the Civil Rights Division of US Attorney's Office in Washington, DC focusing on police misconduct and hate crimes. He describes the activities of the six staff attorneys who are <b>…</b>From:FullDisclosureNetwrkViews:60ratingsTime:03:38More inNews & Politics

Voter Photo ID: The Civil Rights ImplicationsWhat are the civil rights implications of a proposed Minnesota constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote and creates a whole new provisional balloting system for Minnesota? A panel featuring representatives from the St. Paul NAACP, the ACLU, Ramsey County, the League of Women Voters, and state legislators recently examined that question at the William Mitchell College Of Law in St. Paul, MN Panelists include : Jeff Martin, St Paul NAACP Teresa Nelson, ACLU Legal Counsel State Senator Jeff Hayden Joe Mansky, Director Ramsey County Elections Jim Hilbert, Center for Negotiations JusticeFrom:UpTakeVideoViews:101ratingsTime:01:29:34More inNews & Politics

James Bamford – Confronting the Surveillance Society (2007)2007 Talk by James Bamford author of "The Puzzle Palace" and "Body of Secrets" & Chris Calabrese Program Counsel of the ACLU Technology and Liberty Project. Re-upload from www.youtube.com www.aclu-wa.org www.youtube.com conspiracyscope.blogspot.comFrom:ConspiracyScopeViews:1058ratingsTime:57:52More inNews & Politics

GOH: DOJ Affirms Right to Record PoliceIn Maryland the DOJ is weighing in on a civil suit that stems back to 2010. Maryland resident Christopher Sharp was at the Preakness Stakes when he saw a girl being punched by police for mouthing off. Another camera caught Sharp getting in trouble for recording this incident of police brutality. With the help of the ACLU, Sharp has filed a civil suit against the Baltimore police department and the DOJ has weighed in on the case. The DOJ stood up to the police to reaffirm that the public does have the right to record police in public.From:TheAlyonaShowViews:26640ratingsTime:04:17More inNews & Politics

ACLU Attorney Mark Fancher talks about PA 4ACLU attorney Mark Fancher gives statement about Appeals court hearing to put emergency dictator law on the ballot in November.From:vmilitantViews:30ratingsTime:04:37More inPeople & Blogs

Border Agents Charged with Abusing US Citizens and Non-Citizens AlikeIn an alarming number of cases, Customs and Border Protection agents are using excessive force and ignoring due process at ports of entry at the US-Mexico border, charged the ACLU in an administrative complaint sent to the Department of Homeland Security.From:sandiegoacluViews:20ratingsTime:02:49More inFilm & Animation

ALCU of GA Report: "PRISONERS OF PROFIT Immigrants and Detention in Georgia" May 16, 2012May 16th, 2012 – ACLU Reports on Immigration Detention PRISONERS OF PROFIT: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia About Report – Introduction: www.acluga.org REPORT: "PRISONERS OF PROFIT: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia." The report can be viewed here: www.acluga.org RELATED: Also, an updated fact sheet on immigration detention titled "Securely Insecure: The Real Costs, Consequences & Human Face of Immigration Detention" can be viewed here: www.acluga.org Link to this video: youtu.be Select Media Reporting on Release of ACLU or Georgia Report: PRISONERS OF PROFIT: ACLU releases study on the state of immigrant detention in Georgia clatl.com Creative Loafing Atlanta At Stewart, at least two detainees interviewed by the ACLU of Georgia were still in detention more than six months after their final orders of removal were issued. In light of the serious due process concerns presented by indefinite detention, … Immigration: ACLU alleges rights violations at detention centers www.latimes.com Los Angeles Times But Steve Owen, a spokesman for the Corrections Corp. of America, which operates Stewart and the North Georgia Detention Center, called the report an "unfortunate example of the lack of seriousness with which ACLU lawyers approach the very real and … Georgia ACLU criticizes Gainesville, other CCA-operated jails www.accessnorthga.com Access North Georgia The document titled "Prisoners of Profit: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia" is most critical of the Stewart <b>…</b>From:icatlantaytViews:30ratingsTime:13:36More inNonprofits & Activism

ACLU of Georgia REPORT: "PRISONERS OF PROFIT: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia" May 16th, 2012May 16th, 2012 – ACLU Reports on Immigration Detention PRISONERS OF PROFIT: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia About Report – Introduction: www.acluga.org REPORT: "PRISONERS OF PROFIT: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia." The report can be viewed here: www.acluga.org RELATED: Also, an updated fact sheet on immigration detention titled "Securely Insecure: The Real Costs, Consequences & Human Face of Immigration Detention" can be viewed here: www.acluga.org Link to this video: youtu.be Select Media Reporting on Release of ACLU or Georgia Report: PRISONERS OF PROFIT: ACLU releases study on the state of immigrant detention in Georgia clatl.com Creative Loafing Atlanta At Stewart, at least two detainees interviewed by the ACLU of Georgia were still in detention more than six months after their final orders of removal were issued. In light of the serious due process concerns presented by indefinite detention, … Immigration: ACLU alleges rights violations at detention centers www.latimes.com Los Angeles Times But Steve Owen, a spokesman for the Corrections Corp. of America, which operates Stewart and the North Georgia Detention Center, called the report an "unfortunate example of the lack of seriousness with which ACLU lawyers approach the very real and … Georgia ACLU criticizes Gainesville, other CCA-operated jails www.accessnorthga.com Access North Georgia The document titled "Prisoners of Profit: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia" is most critical of the Stewart <b>…</b>From:erikvossViews:212ratingsTime:13:33More inNonprofits & Activism