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Community Groups Seek to Join State Lawsuit Against Bakersfield Police

Intervention Sought to Ensure the Bakersfield Police Dept Does Not Again Avoid Reform

September 29, 2021

CA Attorney General Called Upon to Investigate Riverside Sheriff’s Dept

Community and Activist Groups Cite Excessive Use of Force and Jails Conditions

September 16, 2021

Naval Base Worker Wins Settlement Over Lactation, Sexual Harassment

Navy to Pay Settlement and is Required to Provide Training

RIVERSIDE — When Jennifer Atkinson returned to her job on a U.S. Navy base in the Mojave Desert after parental leave, she requested — as was her legal right — a private place to pump milk for her baby.

August 31, 2021

ACLU: Schools Without Police are Better Schools

Report Shows that Putting Police in Schools Harms Students, Does Not Improve Safety

It’s time to take police out of public schools.

August 24, 2021

ACLU Statement on Bakersfield Police Reforms

State-Mandated Reforms Come in Response to Community Demands

August 23, 2021

Bakersfield Police Dept’s Excessive Use of Excessive Force

ACLU Report Shows the BPD Continues to Target People of Color and Unarmed Individuals

August 17, 2021