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ACLU backs law protecting pregnant inmates

ACLU backs law protecting 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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Lambda Legal, ACLU conclude lawsuit seeking civil unions

Lambda Legal, ACLU conclude lawsuit seeking civil unions

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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