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Mar 12, 2012
LAPD and Police Commission Improve Car Impoundment Procedures
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By ACLU of Southern California
Mar 01, 2012
ACLU/SC Exec. Director Hector Villagra named Attorney of the Year by Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County
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By ACLU of Southern California
Feb 27, 2012
Will the Real Complaint Form Please Stand Up?
"This form is different from the 'Williams Complaint Form' which is used for complaints regarding school facilities." Not many students that are harassed or discriminated against in schools are aware of their resources and many don't have the chance to read the statement above in the complaint section of the California Department of Education's website.
By ACLU of Southern California
Feb 27, 2012
SB 1506 Would Reduce Penalty for Drug Possession for Personal Use
With an eye towards ending punitive drug policies that have made the United States the world’s largest incarcerator and cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year, Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) on Friday introduced legislation to reduce the penalty for Californians who possess small amounts of drugs for their own personal use. The bill, SB 1506, co-sponsored by the ACLU of California, Drug Policy Alliance, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the California NAACP, changes the penalty for the simple possession of drugs under state law from a felony, which is punishable by up to three years behind bars, to a misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to one year behind bars. The reform would help alleviate overcrowding in state prisons and county jails and save the state millions of dollars annually.
By ACLU of Southern California
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