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Prison Mental Health Care

Emergency Motion To Prevent Uncontrolled COVID-19 Outbreaks In California Prisons Denied – Court Docs Available Here

April 6, 2020
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care

9th Circuit Denies State of California Appeal of Orders Requiring Timely Transfer of Mentally Ill Prisoners

November 28, 2018
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

Yuba County Jail Settlement Talks Continue in Wake of Tragic Suicide

February 5, 2018
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Mental Health Care

KQED Radio Report Shines a Light on Unconstitutional Conditions at Yuba County Jail

August 7, 2017
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Immigrants Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

RBGG’s Bien Comments for VICE: The Prison System is Designed to Ignore Mental Illness

June 7, 2017
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Mental Health Care

Judge Threatens to Fine California Prisons for Delayed Mental Health Treatment

April 24, 2017
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Coleman v. Brown, Prison Mental Health Care

Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Intervene to Fix Unconstitutional Conditions at Yuba County Jail

October 26, 2016
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

Galvan Comments on Latest Ruling In Monterey Jail Settlement

June 1, 2016
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Mental Health Care, Prison Suicides

Bien Comments to The Guardian on Suicides at California Women’s Prison

May 13, 2016
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Mental Health Care, Prison Suicides

Court Approves Settlement in Monterey County Jail Class Action

August 24, 2015
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prison Healthcare, Prison Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

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