Juvenile Justice

The ACLU of South Carolina works to reduce youth incarceration and redirect resources to community-based alternatives to incarceration. 

LGBTQ Rights

The ACLU works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.

Police Practices

All police agencies -- from the state patrol to city police forces -- need to respect the rights of individuals while enforcing the law.

Privacy and Technology

As technology provides new ways to gather information, surveillance options become more sophisticated and data bases proliferate, the need for privacy protections becomes more urgent.

Religious Liberty

The Constitution’s framers understood that religious liberty can flourish only with its separation from the government.

Reproductive Freedom

The ACLU works to ensure that every person can make the best decision for themselves and their family about whether and when to have a child without undue political interference.