Ending Civil Asset Forfeiture
S.590/H.3968 would:
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina is a non-partisan organization that has worked for more than fifty years to protect the civil liberties guaranteed to all South Carolinians by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. As we enter a new decade, we remain steadfastly committed to building on this legacy through our work in the legislature, courts, and communities across our state.
Below are the ACLU of SC’s key legislative priorities during the 2021 session.
Safe and Just Communities
We must prioritize community investments that will actually improve public safety and health, like ensuring all people have a roof over their head, comprehensive healthcare, a living wage, and quality public education.
Reproductive Freedom
We must ensure that every pregnant person can make the best decision for themself and their family about whether and when to have a child without undue political interference.
LGBTQ Equality
We must build a South Carolina where LGBTQ people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association. LGBTQ people belong everywhere.
Access to the Ballot
We must ensure the right to vote, which is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right upon which all our civil liberties rest.
See our 2020 legislative priorities.
S.590/H.3968 would:
Bill summary: In 2017, Pew Research Center presented extensive research on "what works" in the field of sentencing reform to members of the Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee.
Bill Summary: H.3020 would prohibit abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Exemptions include medical procedures intended to prevent death or serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function, or to terminate a pregnancy that resulted from
Bill Summary: H.3967 would limit the types of restraints used on pregnant people who are incarcerated and virtually eliminate the practice of shackling people during labor, childbirth, and postpartum recovery.
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina is a non-partisan organization that has worked for more than fifty years to protect the civil liberties guaranteed to all South Carolinians by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.