Press Releases

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Aug 7, 2017

Landmark Lawsuit Settled, Paves Way for Fair Treatment of Low-Income California Drivers

Solano County adopts model policies that lessen the burden of traffic fines and fees
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Economic Justice
Jul 17, 2017

ACLU of Northern California Sues Madera County for Violating Open Meetings Law

County Secretly Made Invalid Changes, Entangling County Jail Operations with Federal Deportation Machine
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Open Government
Jun 2, 2017

Advocates Vow to Double Down on Efforts to Reform California’s Money Bail System

One of Two California Bail Reform Measures (SB 10) Advances Despite Lobbying Campaign by For-Profit Bail Insurance Industry; Second Measure (AB 42) Stalls Under Industry Pressure
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Economic Justice
May 31, 2017

California Senate Approves Bail Reform Legislation

Bill Would Ensure California Doesn’t Jail People Simply Because They Can’t Afford Bail; Another Identical Bill is Awaiting a Floor Vote in the Assembly
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Economic Justice
May 11, 2017

Nationwide Report: Insurance Corporations Created Exploitative $2 Billion Bail Industry

In California, Bail Insurance Corporations' Impact and Influence is Exposed as the Legislature Considers Reforms to the State's Unjust and Costly Money Bail System
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Economic Justice
May 11, 2017

Advocates Applaud Gov. Brown for Providing Additional Funding for Deportation Defense

Immigrants Who Have Legal Representation in their Deportation Cases Are More Likely to Win their Cases than Immigrants Who Don't
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights