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We successfully worked to pass Measure R, the initiative to reform L.A. jails. Stop sheriff corruption! Join https://teapawt.net/t.co/fbdsRY9VfS and @CanAVContract

 Los Angeles, CA
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LASD in-custody deaths have INCREASED by 175% since '16 #LASDgangs Since 05, there have been nearly 1,600 in-custody deaths... This is a crisis. If you're going out to vote in Los Angeles, make sure to vote #YesOnA @YesOnALA
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Kate Cagle@KateCagle11 Oct 2022
BREAKING: shock and appall at LA City Council when members Kevin de Leon and Cedillo attempt to attend the meeting amid a cascade of calls for them to resign after leaked, racist comments. Eventually they leave so meeting begins. Crowd demands resignations today. @SpecNews1SoCal – at Los Angeles, CA
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Scott Doyle@scribbllrr22 Sep 2022
Such an important point. (And kudos to the whole @CheckSheriff Coalition for keeping the heat up on this issue.) Villanueva is not an outlier. We've had a string of bad sheriffs. He's just the most abrasive and the one mostly likely to say the quiet part out loud.
Hugo Soto-Martínez (@HugoForCD13) profile pictureHugo Soto-Martínez@HugoForCD1320 Sep 2022
LA has a long history of abusive Sheriffs. From Jim McDonnell collaborating with ICE to terrorize families, to Lee Baca kidnapping an FBI informant to cover up LASD crimes. That's why I went to a @CheckSheriff rally to support Measure A, which will finally hold them accountable.
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Last year, about 40% of the LA County jail’s total population had a diagnosed mental illness, compared with about 27% back in 2012. This is what happens when we have failed to invest enough money in mental health care and community alternatives to incarceration.
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The LA County jail system isn’t just the biggest in the country; it’s the biggest in the world, incarcerating upward of 14,600 people this month.
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LA PLEASE SHARE: For the first time since 2017 Los Angeles is re-opening the wait list for Section 8 Housing Vouchers. APPS ARE DUE Oct. 17th-30th. The website to apply is not up yet but will be at: hacla.org/en/about-section-8 Please tell every low income person you know.
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JusticeLA@JusticeLANow19 Sep 2022
The time to ACT is NOW, @LACountyBOS. #FullyFundCareFirst
ACLU SoCal (@ACLU_SoCal) profile pictureACLU SoCal@ACLU_SoCal19 Sep 2022
BREAKING: Court rules L.A. County must fix overcrowding and abysmal conditions at jail’s booking facility. Read: aclusocal.co/3BQF2wz
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“This barbaric practice violates all basic norms of human decency and the constitution,” ACLU attorneys wrote in a prior court filing. latimes.com/california/story…
Federal judge imposes limits on L.A. County jail after ACLU sues over 'barbaric' conditions

Federal judge imposes limits on L.A. County jail after ACLU sues over 'barbaric' conditions

The temporary restraining order addresses the ACLU's allegations that mentally ill inmates were chained to chairs for days and left to sleep on a concrete floor.

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💥 LOS ANGELES ACTION ALERT 💥 Join us on THURSDAY to demand answers around the murder of Jalani Lovett inside of Men's Central Jail (MCJ) on September 22, 2021. We can save lives by closing MCJ & holding the AG's office accountable.
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Justice for Jalani Lovett 🗣️🗣️🗣️ The mother of Jalani Lovett is suing Los Angeles County and Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Jalani was found unconscious in his jail cell, which was on the 3000 block of MCJ, home to the 3000 Boys deputy gang #LASDgangs
Mother of inmate who died at men's central jail sues LA County Sheriff's Department

ALT Mother of inmate who died at men's central jail sues LA County Sheriff's Department

Jalani Lovett died last Sept. 22, allegedly from fentanyl and heroin toxicity, according to the suit, which further states he was housed in a Men's Central Jail cell isolated from other inmates.

ALT Jalani Lovett died last Sept. 22, allegedly from fentanyl and heroin toxicity, according to the suit, which further states he was housed in a Men's Central Jail cell isolated from other inmates.

Lovett's cell was in the 3000 block in the jail, allegedly the home of a the 3000 Boys, a "violent deputy gang'' made up of LASD deputies, the suit states.

ALT Lovett's cell was in the 3000 block in the jail, allegedly the home of a the 3000 Boys, a "violent deputy gang'' made up of LASD deputies, the suit states.

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Loyola Law School and the Social Justice Legal Foundation are collecting information on community members’ experiences with Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy gangs.
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Responses to this survey are COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS but NOT CONFIDENTIAL.
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If you've been impacted by #LASDgangs -- share your experience today surveymonkey.com/r/CR3KMXJ
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Sept. 29 at 6:30 PM ET: Join our co-founders @prisonculture, @dreanyc123 & guests for a workshop exploring our latest resource, "So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?" This is the latest in our #BYAT series with @projectnia. Register: eventbrite.com/e/so-is-this-…
All caps white text highlighted pink in the background, reads: "Is this Actually an Abolitionist Strategy?" Below, blue rounded shapes with yellow text that reads: "Sept. 29, 2022, 6:30-8:30 PM ET; CC, ASL Interpretation Provided." Below in small white text: "Building Your Abolitionist Toolbox Series." The background is black with green wavy sections in the top-left and bottom-right corners, and blue stars scattered throughout. In the bottom-right is the cover of the resource, "So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?"

ALT All caps white text highlighted pink in the background, reads: "Is this Actually an Abolitionist Strategy?" Below, blue rounded shapes with yellow text that reads: "Sept. 29, 2022, 6:30-8:30 PM ET; CC, ASL Interpretation Provided." Below in small white text: "Building Your Abolitionist Toolbox Series." The background is black with green wavy sections in the top-left and bottom-right corners, and blue stars scattered throughout. In the bottom-right is the cover of the resource, "So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?"

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Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) profile picture
Alissa Walker@awalkerinLA14 Sep 2022
This is chilling: LA County supervisor Sheila Kuehl, one of the most outspoken critics of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, woke up to sheriff's deputies swarming her doorstep with a "warrant to search the house which has no information in it at all"
Alene Tchekmedyian (@AleneTchek) profile pictureAlene Tchekmedyian@AleneTchek14 Sep 2022
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Family members in our coalition deal with constant daily harassment from LASD. What happened yesterday is a new low but community members have been facing LASD’s harassment & intimidation tactics – including from @LACoSheriff himself – for years. #LASDgangs
People's City Council - Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) profile picturePeople's City Council - Los Angeles@PplsCityCouncil15 Sep 2022
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“Imagine living year round having militarized deputies park out side your house for hrs, following you to work and school while wearing their gear in unmarked cars and getting pulled over, having assault weapons pointed at you, gang of deputies screaming commands at you.”
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JusticeLA@JusticeLANow9 Sep 2022
Replying to @ACLU_SoCal
@ACLU_SoCal’s filing today was a bombshell. Let’s get into it (💥🧵💥)
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🚨LA County Jail Lawsuit🚨 Most people in our jail system are recently arrested & have not been convicted. They are routinely denied clean water, functioning toilets, a shower, adequate food, or medication they need. @ACLU_SoCal has sued the county. Abhorrent & dire conditions
‘Barbaric’ L.A. County jail conditions alleged as ACLU seeks federal intervention

ALT ‘Barbaric’ L.A. County jail conditions alleged as ACLU seeks federal intervention

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Criminal justice organizers in LA have amassed some impressive victories—laying out a model for reducing incarceration and providing care. Follow @JusticeLANow @PowerDignity @LADefensx @BLMLA @YouthJusticeLA @ReformLAJails @canAVcontract inthesetimes.com/article/how…
How to Fight Mass Incarceration and Win

How to Fight Mass Incarceration and Win

Criminal justice reform advocates in Los Angeles have amassed some impressive victories—laying out a model for reducing incarceration and providing care.

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