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Jacob Reisberg

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Senior Policy Counsel

Advocacy

Bio

Jacob Reisberg is senior policy counsel at the ACLU of Southern California.

Jacob's work focuses on jail conditions and related issues. Jacob has previously worked in New York City local government and as a defense attorney representing individuals arrested while protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock.

Jacob graduated from Harvard Law School. He clerked on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon for Judge Michael H. Simon and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for Judge David J. Barron.

Featured Work

News & Commentary
An Analysis of Death and Dying in Orange County Jails
  • Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Reform

“I’m getting weaker as each day passes"

Our new report examines in-custody deaths in the Orange County jails system

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ACLU Report: Incarceration Is Primary Risk Factor for Deaths in O.C. Jails