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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about Colusa County

County Population - 21,839

Demographics
American Indian and Alaska Native - 2.9%
Asian - 0.6%
Black or African American - 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino - 61.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.6%
White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino - 32.6%
Two or More Races - 2.7%
White - 90.7%

Foreign Born Population %
Colusa County, California - 28.6%
California - 26.7%

Poverty Rate
Colusa County, California - 10.7%
California - 12.2%

*Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau

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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about Calaveras County

County Population - 45,292

Demographics
American Indian and Alaska Native - 2.1%
Asian - 2.2%
Black or African American - 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino - 14.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.3%
White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino - 77.5%

Two or More Races - 4.4%
White - 89.9%

Foreign Born Population %
Calaveras County, California - 5.2%
California - 26.7%

Poverty Rate
Calaveras County, California - 12.1%
California - 12.2%
*Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau

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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about Butte County

County Population - 211,632

Demographics
American Indian and Alaska Native - 2.7%
Asian - 5.5%
Black or African American - 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino - 19.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.3%
White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino - 68.1%

Two or More Races - 5.1%
White - 84.3%

Foreign Born Population %
Butte County, California - 7.6%
California - 26.7%

Poverty Rate
Butte County, California - 18.3%
California - 12.2%

*Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau

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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about Amador County

County Population - 40,474
 
 Demographics
 American Indian and Alaska Native - 2.2% 
 Asian - 2.0%
 Black or African American - 2.9%
 Hispanic or Latino - 16.0%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.4%
 White alone, Not Hispanic or Latino - 75.3%
 Two or More Races - 3.8%
 White - 88.8%
 
 Foreign Born Population %
 Amador County, California - 5.8%
 California - 26.7%
 
 Poverty Rate
 Amador County, California - 12.2%
 California - 12.2%
 

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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about Alpine County

County Population - 1,204

Demographics
American Indian and Alaska Native - 23.7%
Asian - 1.8%
Black or African American - 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino - 13.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.1%
White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino - 62.1%
Two or More Races - 5.0%
White - 68.9%

Foreign Born Population %
Alpine County, California - 3.4%
California - 26.7%

Poverty Rate
Alpine County, California - 16.3%
California - 12.2%

*Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau

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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about Alameda County

County Population - 1,682,353

Demographics
American Indian and Alaska Native - 1.1%
Asian - 34.5%
Black or African American - 10.7%
Hispanic or Latino - 22.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander - 0.9%
White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino - 28.8%
Two or More Races - 5.6%
White - 47.1%

Foreign Born Population %
Alameda County, California - 33.3%
California - 26.7%

Poverty Rate
Alameda County, California - 10.1%
California - 12.2%

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Apr 15, 2024

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  • Read more about ACLU of Northern California v. CA Dept of State Hospitals

In one five-year period alone, dozens of people who had been declared incompetent to stand trial because of a serious mental illness, died in California jails – while waiting for a bed at a state treatment facility to become available. 

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For Immediate Release: Apr 15, 2024
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about ACLU Lawsuit Demands Records On Mentally IIl People Who Died In Jail Awaiting Transfer To A State Treatment Facility

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Apr 09, 2024

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  • Read more about Office of State Public Defender et al. v. Bonta

On April 9, 2024, the ACLU of Northern California, together with a number of organizations and individuals, filed an original writ petition in the California Supreme Court seeking to have the death penalty declared unconstitutional under the State Equal Protection Clause.  

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For Immediate Release: Apr 03, 2024
Media Contact: press@aclunc.org, (415) 621-2493

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  • Read more about ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson

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