The lawsuit targets the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, which operates an infamous detention center with a long history of human rights violations
On September 16, ACLU of Florida, SPLC, and the Harvard Election Law Clinic participated in oral arguments for a preliminary injunction motion to halt use of Jacksonville’s City Council and School Board maps for the 2023 and 2024 elections.
The complaint cites new and extensive evidence of medical neglect and first-hand accounts of abuse from people detained at the Baker County Detention Center
City Council Map Packs Black Communities Into Just Four Districts, Denying Them Equal Representation and a Fair Voice in Government
Law Clinics from the University of Miami, University of Florida, and Florida State University, along with the ACLU of Florida, created the Baker Legal Assistance Program.