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California to Become First State to Stop Charging Copays in Jails and Prisons After Governor Signs New Law

SACRAMENTO — California Governor Gavin Newsom today signed historic legislation to permanently bar county jails and state prisons from charging incarcerated Californians copays and other fees for medical and dental services.

October 9, 2019

Advocates Celebrate Governor Newsom's Signature on SB 136, Dismantling a Cruel, Ineffective Sentence Enhancement

SACRAMENTO — Today, the Repeal Ineffective Sentence Enhancements (RISE) Coalition celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom's signature on SB 136: The RISE Act. The legislation, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), dismantles a cruel, expensive, and ineffective sentence enhancement that

October 9, 2019

California to Allow Voters to Register to Vote at Every Polling Site on Election Day

SACRAMENTO — Today, California Governor Newsom signed SB 72, legislation introduced by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) to allow all eligible Californians to register to vote and cast a ballot at all polling sites on Election Day. California now joins 13 other states and the District of

October 8, 2019

California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams

SACRAMENTO — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed landmark legislation making California the largest state in the country to block law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric tracking technology in connection with officer body cameras.

October 8, 2019

PUSH L.A. Activists Respond to New Report Confirming LAPD's Racial Profiling in Traffic Searches

LOS ANGELES — Today's Los Angeles Times damning report confirms what many city residents know far too well: L.A. Police Department officers target Black and Latinx drivers and passengers in pretextual stops and searches. In response, activists and community members impacted by over-policing will

October 8, 2019

ACLU Lawsuit Seeks Justice for Pregnant Dockworkers

LOS ANGELES — Union dockworker jobs, with six-figure incomes and generous benefits, are highly prized at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — but can be near impossible to attain if you're a worker who becomes pregnant. Pregnant workers who are not yet union members are routinely denied access

October 7, 2019