Fifteen inmates at the Miami Correctional Institute are suing for being kept in what lawyers say are deplorable conditions. 

The ACLU of Indiana has filed three new lawsuits in federal court on behalf of prisoners at the Miami Correctional Facility alleging cruel and unusual punishment. The filings follow six other federal lawsuits from earlier this year.

The ACLU of Indiana has filed several federal lawsuits on behalf of six prisoners at the Miami Correctional Facility who say they were held under conditions that amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.

The Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing Jackson County because a Seymour man has been banned from the public library.

An agreement has been reached between Indy10, Individual protesters and the city of Indianapolis that limits the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Departments use of chemical agents against protesters.

The ACLU of Indiana and Indy10 Black Lives Matter filed a lawsuit Thursday against the City of Indianapolis for the use of chemical agents and projectiles on protesters.

The new state law would make it a misdemeanor to ask for money within 50 feet of any place where financial transactions are made, including parking meters.

The ACLU's request noted prisons and jails are particularly vulnerable to disease outbreaks. And it urged the state to -- at least temporarily -- release jail and prison inmates who are in high-risk categories from the virus.

The ACLU's petition to the Indiana Supreme Court says prisons and jails are particularly vulnerable to virus outbreaks.

Since the case was resolved, a federal court recently settled the legal fees that resulted. And the state was ordered to pay $182,000 to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.