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A federal district court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office (SFSO) from requiring that individuals agree to unconstitutional “four-way” searches and GPS location data-sharing as conditions of pretrial release on electronic monitoring absent a court order. Read More

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Acta Valores de California (SB 54) garantiza que no se utilicen recursos estatales o locales para ayudar a hacer cumplir la ley de inmigración federal. La ley entró en vigor en enero de 2018. Read More

The Racial Justice Act is a California law which prohibits the State from pursuing convictions or sentences based upon race, ethnicity, or national origin. For the RJA to be effective, the public must be able to access policies and data from prosecutors. But this information—which should be readily available—is often difficult to obtain. Since the law's enactment in 2020, the ACLU, with t... Read More

The Law Racial Justice Act (AB 2542 (2020)), as implemented in Penal Code 745 RJA Retroactivity, through the Racial Justice for All Act, AB 256 (2022)), with FAQs by OSPD Transparency of Prosecutorial Data: Penal Code 13370, as introduced through the Justice Data Accountability and Transparency Act (AB 2418 (2022)) Community Resources Ella Baker C... Read More

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Grants Pass v. Johnson involves an Oregon town that passed ordinances barring people from sleeping outside in public using a blanket, pillow, or even a cardboard sheet to lie on. Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that criminally punishing unhoused people violates the Eighth Amendment “if there are no other public areas or appropriate shelters where those individuals can sleep.” Read More

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California filed a lawsuit to compel the California Department of State Hospitals to produce records about severely mentally ill people who died in jail, while awaiting transfer to a treatment facility. Read More

The ACLU Foundation of Northern California sued the California Department of State Hospitals for refusing to provide public records about severely mentally ill individuals who died in jail, while waiting to get treatment at a state facility. At least 35 people died in one five year period alone. DSH claimed it did not keep track of the in-custody deaths of people on its waitlist. Read More

Alameda County Racial Justice Act RJA page Read More