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A Detention Watch Network report released today documents the grim conditions for immigrant detainees housed at Orange County’s Theo Lacy Detention Center, including widespread abuse and substandard medical care. The ACLU of Southern California joins the Detention Watc
A coalition of faith-based and human rights groups has released an open letter titled "Community Message to the Next DA," signed by more than 2,000 LA County residents and voters, that presses the next LA County District Attorney to adopt policies and practices the coalition believes will divert
Six people have brought a landmark class-action lawsuit against Sheriff Baca and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) on grounds they are or were illegally detained in the jails and stations of Los Angeles County Jail for days, weeks, or months after they were entitled to be release
A federal judge ruled yesterday in the case of California Justice Committee, et al. v.
A federal judge has formally granted a request by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Disability Rights California, Disability Rights Legal Center, and Winston & Strawn LLP to approve class action status for a lawsuit against Sheriff Lee Baca and the Los Angeles Count
The ACLU of Southern California's report, “Sheriff Baca’s Strike Force: Deputy Violence and Head Injuries of Inmates in LA Count