A recent report by Disability Rights California reveals widespread neglect and abuse of people in Los Angeles County held under mental health conservatorship. In LA County last year, over 800 people were held in jail or locked in psychiatric units longer than they needed to be. According to Michelle Kotval, senior staff attorney at Disability Rights California, this issue is especially harmful for people placed in LPS (mental health) conservatorships by the County because their right to make decisions about their own lives are taken from them.

Read the report here: https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/report/stuck-los-angeles-countys-abuse-and-neglect-of-people-on-mental-health-conservatorships

What could have stopped the police from killing of Ryan Gainer, the autistic Black 15-year-old who was fatally shot outside his home by a San Bernardino Sheriff deputy? We present the case to Aisha Novasky, senior staff attorney at Disability Rights California.

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