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Prisoner Rights

Coleman v. Brown: Recent Developments in Mental Health Staffing, Crisis Transfers and Population Challenges

July 12, 2019
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law Tagged Constitutional Rights, Prison Healthcare, Prisoner Rights, Public Safety

Santa Clara County Jail Agrees to Settle Class Action to Improve Access for Inmates with Mobility Disabilities

March 25, 2019
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Disability Rights, Prisoner Rights

ACLU, RBGG & Co-Counsel File Motion for Class Cert Against Overcrowded, Inaccessible Nebraska Prisons

February 19, 2019
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Americans With Disabilities Act, Prisoner Rights

Judge Grants Final Approval to Amended Consent Decree Improving Conditions and Disability Access at Yuba County Jail

February 1, 2019
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prisoner Healthcare, Prisoner Mental Health Care, Prisoner Rights

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

RBGG’s Ells Comments on Dismantling of At-Risk Prisoner Housing

August 1, 2018
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Prisoner Rights

RBGG Joins ACLU in Filing Class Action Over Overcrowding in Nebraska State Prisons

August 16, 2017
Posted in Class Actions, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged California prison overcrowding, Prisoner Rights

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

Prisoners with Mobility Disabilities File Suit Against Santa Clara County Jail

December 21, 2016
Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Disability Rights, Prisoner Rights

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

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