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The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties works with local partners to advance public policy issues in our priority focus areas of policing, police accountability, immigrants’ rights and equity in our region. At the state level, we work with the ACLU of California Center for Advocacy and Policy as well as statewide coalitions to lobby the legislature, analyze proposed legislation, and engage grassroots supporters in the legislative process.
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Aug 6, 2019
California’s Justice System is a Debt Trap
Racial Justice
Erica Smith was making a fresh start. After being forced out of her home by domestic violence, she had spent the last three years cycling between homelessness and jail for petty offenses.
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Jul 29, 2019
Stop Criminalizing Adolescent Behavior (AB 901)
Racial Justice
In far too many places across California, juvenile probation has become a knee-jerk reaction to young people who are simply having trouble in school or at home but who haven’t been accused of a crime....
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Jun 19, 2019
Ending Poverty Tows (AB 516)
Living in California is already expensive enough: for many working families, it’s almost impossible to afford to live here because of astronomically high housing prices and equally expensive childcare and...
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Jun 5, 2019
The Body Camera Accountability Act (AB 1215)
Police Practices
Body cameras were promised as a way to hold police accountable not as surveillance systems to be used against the public. Unfortunately, body cameras are now at risk of being paired with face surveillance...
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May 6, 2019
Administrative Fees (SB 144)
Right now, California law charges administrative fees to people who come in contact with the criminal justice system, including fees for public defenders, booking, mandatory drug testing, and costs related...
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Apr 3, 2019
Privacy for All (AB 1760)
Privacy & Technology
Advances in technology and drastic changes in business practices have outpaced the law. The lack of adequate privacy protections has undercut the privacy, safety, and financial security of Californians,...