NACDL, CACJ & Youth Justice Coalition v. CA Gov. Gavin Newsom & CA Atty General Xavier Becerra

S261827 (Cal. Sup. Ct.)

NACDL, et al., filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate Seeking the Immediate and Significant Reduction of County Jail and Juvenile Facility Populations Across the State of California. As explained in the petition, the conditions in these facilities constitute violations of the U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment as well as violations of individuals’ Due Process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, in addition to violations of the California Constitution and other state and federal laws.

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Full case name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and Youth Justice Coalition v. Gavin Newsom, California Governor, in his Official Capacity, and Xavier Becerra, California Attorney General, in his Official Capacity 

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