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Central jail in downtown San Diego

Crime

Sheriff’s Department Settles Class Action Case, Agrees to Better Protect Inmates from COVID Risks

by Editor June 30, 2023June 30, 2023

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has agreed to adopt measures aimed at mitigating the risk of COVID-19 in jails, following a settlement approved Friday.

Protest against underage marriage

No More Child Brides: Campaign Begins to Ban Underage Marriages in California

by Rya Jetha • CalMatters June 25, 2023June 26, 2023

Two young men seeking asylum rest on cots at a former shelter while waiting to begin their journey to their sponsors.

Life

San Diego’s Migrant Shelter Program Marks 100,000th Asylum Seeker

by Chris Jennewein December 21, 2022December 22, 2022

Western Region Detention Facility

Court Strikes Down California’s Ban on Privately Run Immigrant Detention Centers

by Reuters September 26, 2022September 27, 2022

Gov. Newsom signsbill

Opinion: Newsom’s New Gun Safety Law Just a Stunt That Even the ACLU Faults

by Dan Walters • CalMatters Columnist July 27, 2022July 28, 2022

Western Region Detention Facility

Opinion: Mass Incarceration Must End; Closing Private Prisons Is a Good Start

by Bardis Vakili June 17, 2022June 18, 2022

Traffic on I-5

Lawsuit Settles Debate: California Police Can’t Share Driver Location Data Out of State

by Cody Dulaney • inewsource June 3, 2022June 4, 2022

Otay Mesa detention center

San Diego County’s New Immigrant Legal Defense Program Expected to ‘Save Lives’

by Sofía Mejías-Pascoe • inewsource April 29, 2022April 30, 2022

Russian seek visa at San Ysidro

End to Trump-Era Asylum Rules Sought as Refugees from Ukraine and Russia Arrive in Tijuana

by Chris Jennewein March 18, 2022March 19, 2022

Western Region Detention Facility

Public Kept in Dark About Future of San Diego’s Federal Detention Center

by Jill Castellano • inewsource February 15, 2022February 16, 2022

Escondido, La Mesa Police Keep Sharing Driver Location Data Across U.S. Despite Legal Concerns

by Cody Dulaney • inewsource January 25, 2022January 26, 2022

Exercising at a gym

Life

Transgender Woman Settles With El Cajon Gym in Discrimination Lawsuit

by City News Service December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

Landmark California Prison Reform Mandate Could Be in Jeopardy

by Sofía Mejías-Pascoe • inewsource September 29, 2021September 30, 2021

The vast majority of rally-goers didn't wear a face mask. One equated masks to muzzles.

California’s ACLU Chapters Urge Voters to Reject Recall to Avoid ‘Sliding Backward’

by City News Service July 29, 2021July 30, 2021