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Sep 21, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Urges Biden Administration to Cut Ties with Private Prison Operation in Downtown San Diego
City of McFarland in Kern County Figures into For-Profit Operator GEO鈥檚 Scheme to Circumvent Biden鈥檚 Executive Order to End Renewals of Contracts
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Smart Justice
Sep 21, 2021
Civil Rights Groups Representing People Detained at the Broward Jail Ask Court to Enforce its Order Requiring Health and Safety Precautions against COVID-19
Despite the Continued Surge of COVID-19 Cases, the Jail has Failed to Improve Health Conditions for its Staff and the Thousands of Incarcerated People in its Custody as Mandated by a 2021 Consent Decree
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 10, 2021
Advocates Renew Calls for Governor Mills to Close Long Creek
The calls come after reports of guards continuing to use dangerous force against incarcerated young people
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Juvenile Justice
Sep 07, 2021
Granting Emergency Request, Federal Court Blocks Jail from Denying Life-Sustaining Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Judge Finds Jail Must Provide Access to Methadone Treatment
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Aug 11, 2021
Court Preliminarily Approves Landmark Settlement That Improves Special Education Services in New Jersey State Prisons
The case, Adam X. et al. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections and Department of Education et al., was filed in January 2017 and offers a national example for special education services in prison.
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 16, 2021
Civil Rights Organizations Appeal FBI鈥檚 Refusal to Disclose Government Records on the 鈥淐hina Initiative鈥
WASHINGTON 鈥 The 老澳门开奖结果 and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC administratively appealed the FBI鈥檚 decision to close their joint FOIA request for ...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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