Criminal Justice
In our work on criminal justice, the ACLU of Northern
California strives to ensure that the scales of justice are fairly
balanced. Our goals are to:
- Ensure that all people
have due process and equal access to justice regardless of race, ethnicity, or
socioeconomic status
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End
policies that criminalize youth and poverty
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Protect the fundamental
rights of all those entangled in the criminal justice system
ACLU Mourns the Loss of Arthur Carmona, Advocate for the Wrongfully Convicted
The ACLU of Northern California is deeply saddened by the apparent murder of 26-year-old Arthur Carmona on Feb. 17, 2008.
Arthur was just 16 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of a robbery as a result of mistaken eyewitness identification in 1998. Arthur was determined to do all that he could to ensure that no innocent man, let alone an innocent teenager, ended up in California’s prisons. He became a great advocate for the wrongfully convicted and for reform of California’s broken criminal justice system.
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ACLU Protects Native American Children in Landmark School Settlement
On September 12, Bishop Union Elementary School District (BUESD) agreed to a groundbreaking settlement that will protect Native American children from racial discrimination and harsh disciplinary treatment after nearly two years of negotiations between the school district, Native American parents, and the ACLU of Northern California.
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Legislation Would Restore the Public’s Right to Know about Police Conduct
For over 30 years, the ACLU of Northern California has championed independent public civilian oversight of police departments in Northern California. A recent California Supreme Court decision,
Copley Press v. Superior Court, has shut out the public’s access to police records and hearings, effectively drawing a cloak of secrecy over police conduct.
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