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Residents, advocates press California City council to enforce codes and curb CoreCivic operations
Summary
Dozens of residents, legal advocates and local activists urged the council to enforce municipal codes, require CoreCivic to obtain a conditional use permit and pursue SB 29 processes; speakers alleged medical neglect and poor conditions at the detention facility and asked the city to pursue alternatives and state HEAL workforce funding.
A steady stream of residents, legal advocates and community groups urged California City's council to take action on CoreCivic's detention facility, citing alleged medical neglect, understaffing and lack of local permitting.
Speakers representing the California Justice Alliance, the Interfaith Movement, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and local organizing coalitions described oversight visits, family testimony and independent reports alleging substandard…
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