The ACLU Foundation of Southern California is the court-ordered monitor of conditions of confinement and medical services within all Los Angeles County jail facilities.
We work to ensure that a basic standard of care is provided to prisoners through advocacy, public education, and litigation.
On behalf of an inmate regarding quality of life, jails services, or inmate abuse.
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Meet the ACLU prisoners’ rights team and learn more about the ACLU’s advocacy on behalf of prisoners.
Read reports and other key documents about the LA County Jails crisis.
View media coverage of the jails crisis, interviews with civilian witnesses of deputy-on-inmate abuse, and first-person accounts of abuse
The ACLU does not handle criminal cases nor do we give legal advice on criminal cases.
There are many who seek to consolidate their power at the expense of others, and the ACLU helps balance the scales by defending justice, freedom and fairness.
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