Meredith Gallen @MeredithGallen
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We are ready to represent anyone arrested in the outrageous police raids at #USC and #UCLA. Know that: 1. You have the right to an attorney and our public defenders are ready to represent you at no cost.
1. What happened last night at @UCLA is absolutely shameful and a complete failure of leadership. Police officers wearing body armor, helmets, and face shields deployed flash bang grenades, rubber bullets, and batons against student protestors.
Our motion to protect cannabis workers from unjust arrest passed 10-0 yesterday in City Council! Just like we wouldn’t hold a food service worker responsible for their company lacking health permits, we shouldn’t hold cannabis workers liable for their boss’ unlicensed dispensary
Did you know that we still arrest people for marijuana in LA? To celebrate 4/20 today, we’re looking at our efforts to protect cannabis workers from unfair arrest and prosecution – check it out! 🍃🍃
Left: How the Sheriff's Dept describes a 6/28 jail death. Right: How the Office of Inspector General described that same 6/28 jail death.
LA #publicdefenders are in a crisis. Many of them carry 2X cases as they should & it’s impacting their ability to provide legal representation for the most vulnerable Angelenos. Stand in solidarity w/ Local 148 & let's make sure we fully fund public defense. Thank you @EunissesH
Great work by @csmcdaniel @LastWeekTonight @iamjohnoliver connecting the dots between mass incarceration and our nation's broken and non-existent social safety net, highlighting @ACLU @ACLUaz @azdisabilitylaw litigation in Arizona. youtube.com/watch?v=82QYlb…
The report from the UN's visit to the Los Angeles jails just dropped. Most of it focused on their visits elsewhere, but they seem displeased by our use of solitary confinement here: ohchr.org/en/documents/c…
Today in Council, I voted no on the LAPD contract. This contract will cost almost $1 billion in additional salary costs over the next four years while depriving every other department of the resources they need to deliver municipal services. 🧵
There’s a crisis in the LA Public Defender’s Office. Attorneys are overwhelmed by cases and struggling to represent their clients. This was totally avoidable. Union president @gmillerLA writes why @lapubdef Ricardo García must take action now. dailyjournal.com/articles/37427…
Unfortunately @latimesopinion needs to update this headline because a 27th death in the LA County Jail was announced today. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
"Adequate time simply doesn’t exist for our mental health court lawyers who are each juggling hundreds of cases." Click to read @karlfenske's article. dailyjournal.com/articles/37414…
There IS something we can do for people suffering with mental illness in LA jail. It’s called the Office of Diversion & Reentry. The problem? Not many get connected to this resource because of underfunding. spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/pub…
#breaking New video obtained by the @ACLU shows a Los Angeles jailer slamming a handcuffed inmate into concrete latimes.com/california/sto…
Solidarity with @SEIU721. #LACountyjails are unsafe both for the workers & for incarcerated people. As one nurse said: "People who are here deserve humane conditions. They deserve healthcare, mental healthcare & they deserve to be safe when they are here." cbsnews.com/losangeles/new…
Today Eunisses @cd1losangeles demonstrated courage as the sole member of city council to reject a pro-cop budget. She voted with the values she ran on.
1. This is a big win in the many efforts to change the criminal legal system! We can’t have a two-tier system where if you’re rich you get out of jail. But if you’re poor and accused of the same crime, you stay in jail. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
💥BREAKING VICTORY💥: LA Superior Court Judge Lawrence Riff found it unconstitutional for LA County and City of LA to jail people between arrest and their first court date simply because they couldn’t afford bail. (🧵tldr at the end)
Big win for opponents of cash bail in LA. A judge today issued an injunction against requiring bail from jail inmates who have yet to be arraigned, dealing a blow to a system long criticized as favoring the wealthy & doing little to make the public safer. laist.com/news/criminal-…
Editorial: Unconscionable abuse and shameful inaction at L.A. County jails (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/…
ACLU SoCal @ACLU_SoCal
27K Followers 783 Following American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, a 501(c)(4) defending the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution for all
James Queally @JamesQueallyLAT
21K Followers 3K Following Trying to make my city a better place: Courts/Chaos @latimes Alleged Author: Russell Avery novels -- LINE OF SIGHT & ALL THESE ASHES rep: @jmcgowanbks
Adrienne Weston @AdrienneWe36861
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Michele @walton45michele
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M. Camacho @melissalcc
103 Followers 389 Following She/her, LA, Colombiana/Peruana, queer, ACFC/woso fan, mom, & cat person. ACLU SoCal, monitoring LA County Jails. All views my own.
killa mouse ⭐️�.. @subgenusmus
442 Followers 1K Following Campaign Manager for @EunissesH / former co-cm @nithyavraman / organizer w @groundgamela
LA County Justice, Ca.. @LACJCOD
174 Followers 200 Following Prevention, Diversion, Re-entry, and Incubation Academies to serve the residents of LA County.
Latasha @latasha_hoot
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Tim Phan @timothy_phan
2K Followers 3K Following i bring my camera to raves and protests. campaigns and data things. (not actively checking Twitter - find me elsewhere on IG/Threads @timothyvphan)
Jess @valajess
264 Followers 1K Following Public Defender. Formerly @ncylnews working on issues affecting youth impacted by exploitation. Salvi 🇸🇻. Views my own.
Mickey Roberts @ChicagoDonutMan
664 Followers 2K Following Leftist and Man of Chicago. ✝️ The Donut Man. 🍩 White Sox survivor.
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Maria Garcia @mariaG326
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Nika Soon-Shiong 🇵.. @nikasoonshiong
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mark harvis @markharvis
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Jessica E. Arteaga @Bestisjess
343 Followers 754 Following LA County Public Defender 🌟 ⚖️ AfroLawtina 🇭🇳 🇸🇻 South Central Est. 👊🏾 Tweets/opinions = mine only.
Beth Colgan @Beth_Colgan
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Intel Scout @intelscout_
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Fund for Guaranteed I.. @fund4gi
2K Followers 459 Following When our work is done, every person will have their rightful share of wealth, power, and opportunity.
Robert Garrova @robertgarrova
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Keri Blakinger @keribla
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Sean McD @PDSeanMcD
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Marco Santana @MarcoforLA
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Dan Lieberman @danliebs
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Reg Fleming-Peters, �.. @salsalawyer
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Jon peltz @JonnyPeltz
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Marcus F Benigno @mfbenigno
2K Followers 1K Following |bi'NIGnō| chief comms @ACLU_SoCal whose tweets?! my...
Free Eyvin #BringEyvi.. @freeyvin
216 Followers 379 Following Eyvin Hernandez is an American wrongfully-detained in Venezuela since March 2022. We urge President Biden to bring him home soon! Please follow @bringeyvinhome!
Cristine Soto DeBerry @CristineDeBerry
1K Followers 1K Following Founder & ED @ProsAlliance. Former Chief of Staff SF District Attorney. Proud @chesaboudin @georgegascon & @GavinNewsom alum. Opiniones son mías.
Susana Hernandez #Bri.. @susyex79
453 Followers 1K Following for justice, humanity and freedom #bringthemhome #bringeyvinhome
baharmirhosseni @baharmirhosseni
375 Followers 2K Following Human rights & criminal defense lawyer, @UCLA_Law faculty - Bail Practicum, formerly Program Director @TheILF, views my own
Lindsey P. Horvath @LindseyPHorvath
17K Followers 4K Following Chair of the LA County Board of Supervisors, Third District. Former WeHo Councilmember & Mayor. Mom to Winston of WeHo. Called to be of service. she/her/hers
Omidjooon @Omidjooon
247 Followers 443 Following Los Angeles Public defender but my Persian mom tells family I’m a district attorney.
Carpano Antifa 🐀�.. @acekatana
4K Followers 1K Following public defender, movement lawyer, community organizer, chronically overdressed | @groundgamela | @knockdotla | he/him cis het dude | same @ on Bluesky
Bring Eyvin Home! @BringEyvinHome
664 Followers 753 Following Eyvin Hernandez has been brought back home! Eyvin was a wrongfully detained American in Venezuela for 20+ months (3/31/22 - 12/20/23) #bringeyvinhome
Meg O'Connor @megoconnor13
8K Followers 5K Following Covering cops/prosecutors for @TheAppeal, a worker-run newsroom. Past @PhoenixNewTimes, @MiamiNewTimes. From NY, now in LA. she/they🏳️🌈 Annoyingly thorough.
Defenders Union @DefUnionPhila
1K Followers 622 Following Attorneys of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, UAW Local 5502 | [email protected]
Public Defenseless Po.. @PDefenselessPod
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Daniel Longan @DanLonganArt
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Kate Pynoos @Kate_Pynoos
2K Followers 4K Following Legislative Director for LA Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez
Leah Z-O @lgomyeggo
196 Followers 955 Following she/her. movement lawyer & student of abolition. youth justice @CJPUCLA. @ucftp. tweets are mine.
Tim Zerillo @timzerillo
558 Followers 493 Following Lawyer for the innocent, the guilty and those somewhere in between. Director of @nacdl roaming between Maine 🦞 and Miami Beach 🏝
Montgomery County Pub.. @mcpdohio
450 Followers 388 Following Achieving better outcomes for our clients while zealously protecting their fundamental rights, liberties, and dignities.
Patrick 🌹🇵🇸�.. @SocDemFan
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Asm. Isaac G. Bryan @isaacgbryan
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UCLA Black Policy Pro.. @uclabpp
723 Followers 312 Following The UCLA Black Policy Project is an action oriented multidisciplinary policy initiative housed within @BuncheUCLA
Promise Institute for.. @PromiseInstUCLA
3K Followers 1K Following The center of human rights education, research and advocacy @UCLA_Law and regionally.
killa mouse ⭐️�.. @subgenusmus
442 Followers 1K Following Campaign Manager for @EunissesH / former co-cm @nithyavraman / organizer w @groundgamela
ACLU of Arizona @ACLUaz
12K Followers 1K Following The ACLU of Arizona is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(4). Visit ACLUAZ dot org for info about the org & its affiliate, the ACLU Foundation of Arizona.
Liberty Hill Foundati.. @LibertyHill
7K Followers 5K Following The Liberty Hill Foundation works to build power through grassroots organizing in communities across Los Angeles County.
Ahilan Arulanantham @ahilan_toolong
6K Followers 288 Following @UCLA_CILP. Former ACLU Attorney. MacArthur Fellow. Los Angeleno. Sri Lankan Tamil. Love tropical fish. Play the beautiful game.
Senator Caroline Menj.. @SenatorMenjivar
1K Followers 5 Following CA State Senator, 20th district. Marine, MSW 🏳️🌈 🇺🇸 🇸🇻 Fighting for Burbank and the San Fernando Valley. https://t.co/m9QBQD3JsI
Councilmember Hugo So.. @CD13LosAngeles
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ACLU of Northern CA @ACLU_NorCal
23K Followers 4K Following The ACLU fights for your rights ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿 Media inquiries: [email protected]. RT ≠ endorsement![SDACLU is a 501c4 org that defends and preserves the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and US laws. [Retweets are not an official endorsement]](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1020440158372388866/YD4R1bRJ.jpg)
ACLU of San Diego & I.. @sdicACLU
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VietRISE @vietriseoc
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Transforming Justice .. @xformjusticeoc
510 Followers 161 Following We reimagine justice, safety, and accountability. We envision an end to incarceration by supporting each other, addressing harm, and meeting needs.
UFW Foundation @ufwfoundation
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Care First Kern @carefirstkernca
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Orange County Bail Fu.. @OCBailFund
157 Followers 151 Following Liberating incarcerated people in Orange County, CA by paying criminal bail bonds.
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California Collaborat.. @CCIJustice
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220 Followers 48 Following LA County signed a corrupt contract to hand pretrial services to a consulting firm with ties to LAPD and ICE. Join us to demand they cancel the contract.
AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO
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The Des @TheDes1790
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ARRWIP @ARRWIP
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Washington Lawyers' C.. @WashLaw4CR
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Connor Sheets @ConnorASheets
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Jane Fox 🟥 @Foxsquire
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Tim Phan @timothy_phan
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Legal groups offer support, aid to those detained following the police sweep of the Palestine solidarity encampment at UCLA. dailybruin.com/2024/05/05/leg…
We’re proud to share that Father Greg will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor. 👏 The ceremony will be TODAY, May 3rd at 1:30 PM PT. Watch the event at whitehouse.gov/live/. Congrats, Father G. You deserve it. 💙
Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom latimes.com/california/sto…
The Los Angeles public defenders' union called the UCLA arrests "shameful and a complete failure of leadership" and said it is ready to "represent every person facing charges."
People sometimes ask me how Texas prisons compare to LA jails... When I investigated fires burning unchecked inside Texas prisons, TDCJ responded by getting more fire alarms. When I did the same in LA, they responded by taking away batteries. latimes.com/california/sto…
Highlights from the Sybil Brand commissioners’ recent visit to the women’s jail in Lynwood: — Limited access to pads, tampons, toilet paper — Worms and black flies coming out of the walls/sink area — One woman had not received underwear — Toilets backed up for weeks
To be clear, these are not “counter-protesters” exercising their First Amendment rights. This is a mob committing horrific acts of violence against student protesters. Violence is not protected by the First Amendment.
A Zionist mob attacked the UCLA encampment last night beating students, launching fireworks into the encampment, pepper spraying students, and throwing tear gas canisters. This is a scene out of the West Bank happening on an American campus.
We agree 💯👇👇👇
The UAW will never support the mass arrest or intimidation of those exercising their right to protest, strike, or speak out against injustice.
Freedom Reads is the transformative organization referenced in @eedugdale’s story @LAist about my efforts to build a library in the LA County Jail. To receive this today is priceless. Thank you, Reginald. I look forward to continuing this work in YOUR honor. @million_book
This is wild: Oversight inspectors say some people in Men's Central Jail are MISSING COURT bc the jail won't give them wheelchairs even though... making sure people show up to court is literally the point of jail.
In case anyone was wondering, Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles continues to be an absolute shitshow. The latest oversight inspection reports black fungus in the toilets, rotting food on chairs and carts, and trash scattered about.
Now, the City Attorney will make amendments to the ordinance (essentially the actual law), and then it will come back to council for approval one final time. Thank you @LApubdefunion for bringing this important issue to the city's attention and pushing for this change.
We as public defenders are duty-bound to expose and resist state violence against community members while protecting and upholding constitutional rights. We call on the LA District Attorney and the LA City Attorney to decline filing any charges on any peaceful protestor.
We strongly condemn the use of USC’s private police force and LAPD to intimidate and arrest students and community members protesting peacefully on USC’s campus. This heavy-handed approach, where the police bring the violence to the protests, is not new in Los Angeles.
Institutions of higher learning — whether public or private — ought to be strong defenders of free speech and free inquiry. @USC’s unprecedented decision to rescind its invitation for valedictorian Asna Tabassum to address its commencement betrays these values. - @mtajsar
The University of Southern California valedictorian whose planned graduation speech was canceled due to what the school referred to as safety concerns told CBS News that she feels "betrayed" by the academic institution. cbsn.ws/4aZjFIo
The largest book bans in our country happen quietly in our prisons. There is no transparency and no accountability. In California, we are going to change that.
If I get season 2 I’m tryna film in the Compton Courthouse
The LA County Probation Dept. is incapable of safely detaining our youth or contributing to the mission of rehabilitation within the juvenile justice system. Shut down these facilities so that $$$ can be used for services that our youth desperately need latimes.com/opinion/story/…
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