Press Releases

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Apr 5, 2011

Gov. Brown Signs Bill to Shift Incarceration for Low-Level Felonies to Counties

Advocates Criticize Failure to Address Excessive Sentencing or Fund Drug, Mental Health Treatment and Other Prevention Services
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 30, 2011

Proposed Law Would Upgrade Reader Privacy for the Digital Era

Reader Privacy Act Introduced to Upgrade Book Privacy for the Digital Era
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
Mar 29, 2011

Civil Rights Groups Call on Bay Area Police Departments to Cease Joint Operations with the FBI That Violate California Law

SFPD, OPD and others should withdraw officers from participation in the FBI's JTTF until it is clear that officers are complying with California law
Issue Areas: Privacy and Technology
Mar 29, 2011

Civil Rights Groups Call on Bay Area Police Departments to Cease Joint Operations with the FBI That Violate California Law

SFPD, OPD and others should withdraw officers from participation in the FBI’s JTTF until it is clear that officers are complying with California law
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 21, 2011

Amid the Budget Crisis, Advocates Say, "Cut This!"

California Can Save $450 Million with One Simple Reform
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform