Court Cases

UPDATE: Although the District Court dismissed our claims on procedural grounds, we are now fighting the dismissal on appeal.

Violence by correctional officers isn’t just a moral failing – it’s unconstitutional. People living in prisons have the constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. We're fighting a legal battle to shed light on and end a pattern of abuse at the Sussex Correctional Institution.

The ACLU of Delaware filed a federal complaint today against Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the City of Wilmington in response to the State of Delaware’s Solicitation Statute, Loitering Statute, and the City of Wilmington's Loitering Ordinance.