/tags/american-civil-liberties-union-aclu American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-29/some-colorado-schools-use-facial-recognition-software-to-make-students-safer-is-it-also-a-civil-rights-violation A handful of Colorado school districts monitor students by pairing cameras with facial recognition software. And more districts are considering the technology. So is this software a smart security measure or a violation of students’ civil rights? We’ll dig into that debate on today’s In the NoCo. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-29/some-colorado-schools-use-facial-recognition-software-to-make-students-safer-is-it-also-a-civil-rights-violation In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-20/a-former-life-living-on-the-streets-full-time-informs-this-advocates-solutions-to-homelessness-today There’s an ongoing legal battle between the ACLU of Colorado and the City of Boulder over the city's so-called camping ban. Today on In The NoCo, we talk to a former unhoused person who withdrew her name from that lawsuit. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-20/a-former-life-living-on-the-streets-full-time-informs-this-advocates-solutions-to-homelessness-today Robyn Vincent /news/2020-06-25/theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do-the-impact-of-the-new-police-reform-bill-on-colorado On Juneteenth, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the “Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity” bill into law. The bill was introduced in response to protests… Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:43:40 GMT /news/2020-06-25/theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do-the-impact-of-the-new-police-reform-bill-on-colorado Colorado Edition /health/2020-05-13/weld-county-sheriff-screening-inmates-for-medical-conditions-following-order-from-federal-judge A federal judge is ordering the Weld County Sheriff to take certain actions to protect medically vulnerable inmates from COVID-19. In April, the American… Wed, 13 May 2020 18:29:18 GMT /health/2020-05-13/weld-county-sheriff-screening-inmates-for-medical-conditions-following-order-from-federal-judge Leigh Paterson /2020-04-16/stay-at-home-enforcement-can-include-jail-aclu-says-lets-not-go-there As shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders get extended further into the year, some local governments across the Mountain West are threatening jail to... Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:33:50 GMT /2020-04-16/stay-at-home-enforcement-can-include-jail-aclu-says-lets-not-go-there Maggie Mullen /health/2020-04-08/aclu-lawsuit-alleges-mismanagement-of-weld-county-jail-during-coronavirus-outbreak The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit against Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams on Wednesday, alleging that the sheriff's… Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:27:15 GMT /health/2020-04-08/aclu-lawsuit-alleges-mismanagement-of-weld-county-jail-during-coronavirus-outbreak Leigh Paterson /community/2019-05-06/fort-collins-mennonite-fellowship-continues-push-to-allow-locker-access-for-homeless The legal process continues for the city of Fort Collins, the American Civil Liberties Union and Fort Collins Fellowship Church. At issue: should people… Mon, 06 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT /community/2019-05-06/fort-collins-mennonite-fellowship-continues-push-to-allow-locker-access-for-homeless Desmond O'Boyle /education/2019-03-07/schools-under-resourced-and-students-overcriminalized-says-aclu A new report finds some public schools in Colorado and across the country are hiring law enforcement personnel rather than school-based mental health… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:38:05 GMT /education/2019-03-07/schools-under-resourced-and-students-overcriminalized-says-aclu Stephanie Daniel /politics/2018-09-18/three-takeaways-for-colorado-from-new-smart-justice-report Colorado’s prison population is growing. Between 1980 and 2016, it increased by 661 percent. It’s projected to increase by another 38 percent by 2024… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:32:01 GMT /politics/2018-09-18/three-takeaways-for-colorado-from-new-smart-justice-report Desmond O'Boyle /politics/2018-07-03/charges-to-be-dropped-against-colorado-woman-in-criminal-chalking The attorney for Colorado’s 18th District has filed to dismiss the criminal tampering case against a Colorado woman who wrote a chalk message outside Rep.… Tue, 03 Jul 2018 18:18:46 GMT /politics/2018-07-03/charges-to-be-dropped-against-colorado-woman-in-criminal-chalking