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Companies and legislators are using misleading test scores to justify the expansion of facial recognition into our communities. That flawed approach understates the threat this dangerous technology poses to civil rights. Read More

Automatic license plate readers collect and store highly sensitive information that can reveal where we work, live, worship, or seek reproductive health services. Sharing any ALPR information with out-of-state or federal law enforcement agencies has been forbidden in California since 2016. Read More

Make a voting plan so that you are prepared to vote early and safely. See our checklist. Share this resource with your friends and family, get involved to reach other voters, and vote for our shared future. Read More

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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

Instead of replenishing our system of care, state legislators are asking voters in the March primary to consider Proposition 1, a zero-sum initiative that pits California’s housing and voluntary community-based mental health needs against one another while taking us back to a dark era of forced treatment and institutionalization.  Read More

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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

Solano County Racial Justice Act RJA page Read More