What’s at stake: Whether the court, sheriff, and county can continue to keep people locked in jail in Riverside County based on their nonpayment of bail with no consideration of their ability to pay, a practice multiple other courts in California have already ruled unconstitutional. And whether people arrested in Riverside County must wait up…
This is a class action lawsuit against the County and City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the Chief of the LAPD, challenging the defendants’ policy of jailing arrested individuals who are unable to pay the monetary amounts set…
If you have or know of a potential case that might be appropriate for Public Justice, we will consider involvement in cases that further the goals of one or more of our issue areas. Please fill out the form on our Submit a Case page.