Posted on 11:04 pm, Sunday, July 3, 2011. Tags: aclu of hawaii, laurie temple, pregnant inmates
MEDIA RELEASE The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii applauds the passage and signing of S.B. 219, forbidding the Hawaii Department of Public Safety from using physical restraints on pregnant inmates except under extraordinary circumstances. Among other improvements, the new law prohibits prison guards from shackling pregnant women during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. As […]
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Posted on 8:34 am, Friday, April 1, 2011. Tags: aclu, civil unions, jennifer pizer, lambda legal, laurie temple
MEDIA RELEASE Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii (ACLU) and Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing have announced they have dismissed their lawsuit against the state, following Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s signing civil unions into law last month. The Hawaii Senate gave final approval to the bill, SB232, which allows same- and different-sex unmarried […]
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