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ACLU of California Statement on Changes to Bail Reform Legislation

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) unveiled amendments to bail reform legislation, Senate Bill 10, he introduced in 2016.

August 16, 2018

Court Issues Historic Ruling Against Gang Injunctions in L.A.

LOS ANGELES — A federal court today made a landmark ruling that halts the City of Los Angeles’s enforcement of gang injunctions, an arbitrary police practice that has subjected thousands of Los Angeles residents — mostly men of color — to probation-like conditions for years without hearings and s

March 15, 2018

ACLU Releases Report on Excessive Force Used by Anaheim Police

ANAHEIM — The ACLU of California today released a report on the use of excessive force by the Anaheim Police Department, which has a rate of officer-involved deaths far exceeding law enforcement agencies in the vast majority of cities of similar and larger size.

November 20, 2017

ACLU Releases Report on Excessive Force Used by Kern County and Bakersfield Law Enforcement Agencies

BAKERSFIELD — The ACLU of California today released a report on the use of excessive force by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and Bakersfield Police Department.

November 9, 2017

ACLU Comment on Newly Released Report on Pretrial Detention Reform in California

SACRAMENTO — Today, The Pretrial Detention Reform Work Group, a group of 11 California judges and one court executive appointed by California Chief Ju

October 24, 2017

ACLU, Rights Groups Press L.A. Officials to Decriminalize Street Vending

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Street Vendor Campaign, the ACLU of Southern California and numerous worker and immigrant rights groups have sent a letter to Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles City Council to press for the immediate adoption of an ordinance to complete the decriminalization of

September 8, 2017