Court Allows Class Action Challenging California’s Withholding of Prison “Gate Money” to Proceed

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An Alameda County Superior Court judge allowed a proposed class action that challenges the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)’s decades-long practice of withholding “gate money” from people released from prison to proceed. The ruling, issued on April 1, 2026, denied CDCR’s efforts to dismiss the plaintiffs’ central causes of action and rejected the … Read more

Bay Area man sues government for abuse in ICE custody

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Hamad Sayad, a 29-year-old Yemeni man, crossed oceans to escape persecution. He thought he was coming to a country that would hear his plea for asylum and grant him refuge. Instead, he found himself locked in a cell, and was later placed in solitary confinement with no explanation after a detention officer confiscated his prayer … Read more