Court Rejects Prolonged Detention of People with Psychiatric and Intellectual Disabilities
For Immediate Release
June 16, 2021
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For Immediate Release
June 16, 2021
Cutback in Jail Population Showed that Costly Planned Expansion Should be Stopped
In what will likely be a landmark court decision concerning religious freedoms in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court said today it will hear the case of Fazaga v. FBI, concerning the government’s secret surveillance of people on the basis of their religious beliefs and practices.
LOS ANGELES — A coalition of community and advocacy groups applauds the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ unanimous approval today of a motion that would require the County to make promptly available vital Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departm
LOS ANGELES – People who are unhoused in Echo Park and those who support them were subjected to use of force by the Los Angeles Police Department and city officials who direct it.