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