Man dies in Civil Commitment After Being Beaten by Officers

The family of Darrell Smith is suing the state after he was beaten to a near comatose state by a group of correctional officers at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel. The center is New Jersey’s civil commitment center, where people are held indefinitely after completing their sentence. The beating was described as “gang-style” and even after he

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UPDATE 3- Senate Bill 234-Video of Rules Committee Meeting

Watch video of Senate Rules Committee meeting in which SB 234 was on the agenda, and despite numerous objections, the bill passed the Rules Committee.  You can watch the video here, starting at 1:19. https://www.flsenate.gov/media/videoplayer?EventID=1_3wpkrnbb-202103040900&Redirect=true THANK YOU FOR SENDING YOUR APPEARANCE CARD  – WITH UNITY COMES CHANGE, We have a member representing FAC today in opposition of the SB 234, as

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ACSOL: CA: Lawsuit Challenges Halloween Restrictions

A lawsuit has been filed in San Bernardino County Superior Court challenging the Halloween restrictions of the City of Rialto. Specifically, there is an ordinance adopted and enforced by the City of Rialto that prohibits all registrants on Halloween from decorating their front yards and exteriors with “typical Halloween decorations”, from opening the doors of their residence to trick-or-treaters and

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