Government,
Criminal
Apr. 30, 2020
State says ACLU jail release request would violate local control
Responding to one of two custody-related writ petitions, state attorney says jail releases should remain in county control.
A writ petition seeking the widespread release of California jail inmates asks the state Supreme Court and Gov. Gavin Newsom to assume authority, the attorney general's office argued this week.
In an informal opposition filed late Tuesday, state attorneys said the American Civil Liberties Union is "simply painting with too broad a brush" when it requests statewide relief for each jail and juvenile facilities in California's 58 count...
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