NEWS
Press Enterprise Op-Ed: CA Attorney General needs to investigate the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
“We can’t wait any longer as the RSD continues to disregard the well-being of our communities. It is imperative that AG Bonta act now to ensure justice and accountability for all those who have been and continue to be harmed by the RSD.”
SB354 becomes law, keeping more children in the foster system to be placed with relatives
After 2 years of organizing, our bill was signed into California law, keeping more children currently in foster care with family members over strangers. This bill eases the barriers that disproportionately affect Black, Indigenous, and Latinx families’ abilities to be with their loved ones. Read more about our FREE Project here.
Activist groups ask CA Attorney General to Investigate Riverside County Sheriff’s Dept
Along with ACLU of Southern California and Riverside All Of Us or None, we sent a letter sent to the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of families and individuals who have lost loved ones to Riverside sheriff deputy violence, requesting an investigation into RSD’s racist policing practices, rampant patrol and jail deaths, and refusal to comply with court orders.Along with ACLU of Southern California and Riverside All Of Us or None, we sent a letter sent to the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of families and individuals who have lost loved ones to Riverside sheriff deputy violence, requesting an investigation into RSD’s racist policing practices, rampant patrol and jail deaths, and refusal to comply with court orders.
Riverside Sheriff’s Department Gets Millions Meant for COVID Relief
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Riverside All of Us or None, and Starting Over Inc. filed complaints with federal officials asking them to exercise their oversight authority and recover the CARES Act funds allocated to the sheriff’s department so they can be reallocated to services and programs specifically related to the pandemic.
People With Mental Illness Face Dangers During + After Police Encounters
Riverside County community member Darik Schaaf is facing a life sentence for experiencing a mental health crisis. Darik needs to come home to get the support and treatment he needs. Sign and share a petition for him here.
California Court of Appeals Rules Riverside Court Practices Violate State Law
At A New Way of Life’s Reentry Legal Clinic, clients with marijuana convictions from Riverside that should have been destroyed were still available to the public. All of Us or None Riverside Chapter, represented by A New Way of Life’s attorneys, demanded that the court change its practices. Unfortunately, the court responded by only partially complying with the law, leaving thousands of improperly destroyed or redacted records.
After a four-year battle, the California Court of Appeals ruled that these Riverside Court practices violated state law. The ruling will change how California criminal court records are managed.