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Rally to Demand Accountability for Deaths in O.C. Jails

SANTA ANA — A rally calling for transparency and accountability for deaths in Orange County jails will be held Friday, May 31, outside the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) headquarters. The rally comes after the most recent death in OCSD custody — on May 14, Anthony Aceves was found in his

May 30, 2019

California Bill to Reduce Police Killings, Hold Officers Accountable Advances in Legislature

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 392: The California Act to Save Lives, critical legislation that will change the use of force standard in California to a "necessary" standard to reduce the number of police shootings. If passed and signed into law, AB 392 will

May 29, 2019

ACLU Report Spotlights Overuse of Toxic Chemical Spray in Juvenile Facilities

LOS ANGELES — The chemical agent known as pepper spray is so toxic that it's classified in California law as a tear gas weapon.

May 22, 2019

ACLU Files Sexual Harassment Charges on Behalf of McDonald's Workers

LOS ANGELES — Emmanuel Flores has been working as a cashier at a McDonald's in the San Gabriel Valley since 2015 and was told by a supervisor that he was one of the most valuable employees. He worked close to 40 hours a week.

May 20, 2019

ACLU to Honor ‘When They See Us’ About Central Park Attack

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California will honor at its annual awards luncheon five men who as teenagers were wrongly accused of the rape of a jogger in Central Park in New York in 1989. These men endured years of racially and politically charged betrayals by the

May 10, 2019

Robert Mitchell, Unlawfully Jailed by Bakersfield Police, Wins Settlement

BAKERSFIELD — Robert Mitchell, a Black man, refused to answer questions from Bakersfield Police Department officers when they stopped the car he was riding in on the pretense that air fresheners were hanging from the rear-view mirror. Mitchell knew he was well within his rights not to answer. Still

May 6, 2019