In July 2018, the Prison Law Office filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of people incarcerated in the Sacramento County jails. The lawsuit challenges the County’s use of prolonged solitary confinement, the denial of adequate medical and mental health care and failing to take sufficient measures to prevent suicide. The complaint further alleges system wide violations of federal and state disability law. In February 2019, filed a motion challenging the unconstitutional use of solitary confinement for people with serious mental illness and the ongoing denial of access to mental health care.