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ACLU SoCal releases statement on body cameras and police

Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California:

December 16, 2014

Press Release: ACLU SoCal responds to federal indictments of sheriff's deputies who beat an inmate

Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California: "Today’s federal indictments of Sheriff’s Deputies Joey Aguiar and Mariano Ramirez come as no surprise to us.

February 7, 2014

Press Release: ACLU SoCal responds to not guilty verdict over death of Kelly Thomas

“Today’s not guilty verdict in the criminal trial of Fullerton police officers Jay Cicinelli and Manuel Ramos, who were charged in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, is disappointing and demonstrates the need for civilian police review boards in Fullerton and elsewhere in Orange County,” said Hector

January 13, 2014

Press Release: ACLU SoCal issues statement on indictments of more than a dozen sheriff's deputies

The ACLU has been litigating abuses in the Los Angeles County Jails since the mid 1970s. In 1985, it was appointed monitor of the facilities that comprise the Los Angeles County Jails system.

December 9, 2013

ACLU SoCal responds to LA Times revelation of Sheriff's Department's disturbing hiring practice

“’I didn’t know’ is Sheriff Lee Baca’s refrain to every disturbing incident that comes to light. That stock answer is unacceptable,” said Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California.

December 2, 2013

Press Release: ACLU SoCal files lawsuit demanding LA County release private law firm invoices

LOS ANGELES - Today, the ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) and a concerned taxpayer, Eric Preven, filed a lawsuit demanding that Los Angeles County and the Office of the County Counsel release invoices detailing the amounts of money billed by private law firms in lawsuits filed against the

October 31, 2013