Please attribute the following statement to Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California:

Eliminates racist sentencing disparity in California

OAKLAND – An Alameda County Superior Court Judge today ruled that Secretary of State Debra Bowen illegally stripped tens of thousands of people of their voting rights two years ago, saying people on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) and mandatory supervision under California’s Criminal Justice Realignment Act are eligible to vote. 

LOS ANGELES - "We hope that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' decision to appoint John Scott as temporary sheriff of Los Angeles County will serve to move this troubled department a step closer to real reform," said Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California.

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown today vetoed a bill that would have modestly reformed California’s drug sentencing laws for simple possession, significantly reduced incarceration costs for counties and helped the state end its ongoing incarceration crisis.

Today, inmates ended their hunger strike protesting the state’s inhumane practice of prolonged solitary confinement after state officials responded to their demands for reform. Inmate advocates announced that the promise of legislative hearings was one reason to end the strike.