“This is a watershed moment for the ACLU’s jail and prison decarceration movement,” Corene Kendrick, deputy director, ACLU National Prison Project, said.
Days before a federal court was set to consider whether to hold Los Angeles County in contempt for failing to fix problems inside the Inmate Reception Center, U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson has approved a settlement agreement under which local leaders are promising to make broad changes to improve jail conditions.
“We recognize that we have more work to do but will not stop in our efforts to improve,” the statement said. “The settlement is an important step in addressing issues that have long plagued county correctional facilities, but for which we are committed to addressing.” In response, Pregerson signed a preliminary injunction ordering certain changes to address those problems. Specifically, the county was banned from keeping anyone in the reception center for more than 24 hours or chaining people to benches for more than four hours. The injunction also forbade keeping people in holding cells or cages for more than 12 hours at a time and required everyone to be held in sanitary conditions.
Though both parties lauded it as a step forward, the settlement order does not end the overall lawsuit. Instead, it makes permanent some of the time limits and required conditions outlined in the preliminary injunction ordered last year.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
County To Go On Offense After Abbott Signs Bills Targeting Harris County ElectionsThe ongoing standoff between local officials and the state over who will control Harris County election operations has reached a head after Governor Greg Abbott, as expected, signed two bills into law late last week. Senate Bill 1750 would effectively put Harris County elections administrator Clifford Tatum out of a...
続きを読む »
N.J. county closes large park after sightings of aggressive black bearTourne County Park in Morris County is closed until further notice, officials said.
続きを読む »
Starke votes to keep city fire department after heated debate over potential merger with countyTensions ran high Tuesday night during a discussion in Starke over the future of the city’s police and fire departments.
続きを読む »
Teen girl missing from Cumberland County home: policeShe was reported missing overnight Wednesday from her Carlisle home.
続きを読む »
Giant African land snail spotted in Florida, section of county under quarantine: OfficialsNEW YORK — A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of a giant African land snail (GALS), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) said Tuesday.
続きを読む »
Suspect steals CSP patrol vehicle, dies in fiery crash in Otero CountyA suspect stole a Colorado State Patrol vehicle and died in a fiery crash in Otero County, according to the agency.
続きを読む »