News & Commentary
Apr 24, 2013
ACLU-CO Commends Pueblo City Schools for Protecting Kids at El Pueblo
Statement of ACLU of Colorado Legal Director Mark Silverstein on the Pueblo City Schools (D60) board’s recent 4-1 vote to add conditions to their contract with El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch that ensure that students are not placed in solitary confinement in the facility’s reflection cottages.
Apr 18, 2013
Stories of Solitary Confinement from Children at El Pueblo
Since the ACLU of Colorado publicly demanded that the Department of Human Services (DHS) put an end to solitary confinement of children at El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, several children have come forward to tell us about their experiences in so-called “reflection cottages” at El Pueblo.
Apr 11, 2013
Charges dismissed in case against filmmaker who taped DCSD meeting
ACLU wins dismissal of criminal charges wrongfully filed against filmmaker who attempted to tape Douglas County School Board Meeting
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