LOS ANGELES — Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California: “Universal curfews and the deployment of armed National Guard in Los Angeles are the wrong way to handle disruptions in otherwise peaceful protests. Curfews that bar all

FRESNO — Pablo Simental, Jr. was walking through a residential neighborhood with friends in Delano, California to pick prom passes when an encounter with police led to officers tackling and slamming him to the ground, painfully handcuffing him, and taking him to jail. But Simental, 17 at the time,

LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 swept through the federal prisons in Lompoc and on Terminal Island like wildfires. More than 900 people incarcerated in Lompoc have tested positive for the virus — that’s more than 65% of positive tests in all of Santa Barbara County where the prison facilities are located.

SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court today rejected a lawsuit that would have forced the governor to halt the transfer of individuals from state prisons and county jails to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers that are potential death traps due to the COVID-19 pandem

LOS ALAMITOS — The Los Alamitos City Council tonight voted to repeal its ordinance that claimed the city is exempt from the California Values Act, also known as the “sanctuary state” law and SB54. The California Values Act, which went into effect on January 1, 2018, limits local law enforcement’s

At a time when Los Angeles County jails and juvenile facilities are potential tinderboxes for the spread of COVID-19, community and advocacy groups are sponsoring a town hall to discuss how the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office has dealt with this critical issue. Several people will speak about

Sacramento — Today, the ACLU of California joined with 55 civil rights organizations across the state to send a clear message to the Assembly Privacy Committee, urging legislators to oppose a California bill that would legitimize the widespread use of harmful and unnecessary facial recognition on