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DOJ Finds California Women’s Prisons Violated Constitution by Failing to Stop Staff Sexual Abuse

If California does not meet the Justice Department’s required fixes within 49 days the federal government may sue under the law that enforces prisoners’ civil rights.

DOCCS-Led Panel Seeks Changes to New York's HALT Solitary Confinement Law

California Sues Los Angeles County Over 'Inhumane' Jail Conditions, Rising In-Custody Deaths