Yanet Amanuel is the director of public policy at the ACLU of Maryland. Yanet began her advocacy journey as a student at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned a B.A. in Sociology. She has since held several impactful roles, including serving as Chief of Staff for a Prince George’s County Delegate, Region 7 Adult Representative on the NAACP National Youth Works Committee, Young Adult Chair of the Prince George’s County NAACP, and Policy Advocate at the Job Opportunities Task Force. Most recently, Yanet co-led the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability, driving the ACLU’s legislative efforts to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights and reform the Maryland Public Information Act to ensure transparency in police misconduct cases. She has also led successful legislative advocacy campaigns that resulted in the passage of the Child Interrogation Protection Act, the prohibition of warrantless police searches based on the odor of marijuana, and the removal of the Governor from the parole process for individuals serving life sentences.
