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Oct 08, 2019
Oct 08, 2019
California Governor Signs Landmark Bill Halting Facial Recognition on Police Body Cams
AB 1215 will keep inaccurate, biased, and invasive surveillance technology from being used against the public with body cams, which were promised for police transparency and accountability
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 12, 2019
Aug 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019
California Families Celebrate as Governor Signs One of the Strongest Police Use of Force Laws in the Country
Under AB 392, officers can use deadly force only when necessary to defend against an immediate, deadly threat to themselves or others
Jul 08, 2019
Jul 08, 2019
California Set to Pass Landmark Legislation to Save Lives, Reduce the Number of Police Shootings
Under AB 392, California will establish one of the strongest use of force laws in the country by requiring that officers only use deadly force when necessary
Jun 27, 2019
Jun 04, 2019
Jun 04, 2019
Civil Liberties and Racial Justice Organizations Sound the Alarm on Face Surveillance-Enabled Body Cameras in California
Diverse coalition announces support for AB 1215: The Body Camera Accountability Act
May 29, 2019
May 14, 2019
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