Research & Publications

Every Wednesday, you’ll have an opportunity to meet some of our staff, board members, volunteers, and other community members. This week, we’d like to introduce to one of our newer colleagues: Chloe Triplett. Hear from her in her own words...

The women are brown and black. They wear navy blue scrubs. Most wear navy canvass shoes but a few wear bright orange plastic shower sandals. They are in their 20s and 30s except for a few with long grey hair. They are neat and clean. A few wear white plastic rosaries around their necks.

After more than 40 days in an immigration detention facility, Maria Solis, an Oceanside pregnant mother, was released to her family on September 12.

Bail reform is gaining steam, and we couldn’t be happier. Across the country, counties and states are tackling problems with their money bail systems. Even Congress — dysfunctional as it can be — is taking a look at the issue.

ACLU Kicks-Off 11th Year Matching Volunteer Speakers with Host Teachers To Inspire Young San Diegans to Learn About Their Constitutional Rights.

California is on the verge of passing Senate Bill 21 (SB 21), a strong bill that, in its current form, would help empower communities and their local elected officials to stop secret and discriminatory use of police surveillance technologies.

Abstinence-only sex education has been illegal in California for years. But some schools are still failing to teach sex ed, or are teaching a version of sex ed that spreads misinformation and is based in fear and stigma.

If you’re a middle or high school student in the Los Angeles Unified School District, you’ve probably been subjected to a “random” metal detector search — and if not, you’ve probably heard about them. Students aren’t suspects, and policing them undermines their education and damages school morale.

With a new school year comes new experiences, new choices, and new opportunities. One is the opportunity to make sure you and your friends have the information you need to help navigate the different decisions that may come up in your life.