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Our podcast will be covering criminal justice reform, mass incarceration, wrongful convictions, and more.
This year the Vanguard is participating in NewsMatch and all donations between now and December will be…
In the last election cycle, voters in California sent a message about crime—they voted down Prop. 6,…
On Saturday the Washington Post ran a full-length news analysis on an issue that is becoming critical…
My article earlier this week on the PPIC report led to an interesting exchange over Measure J…
The City of Davis and the Davis Police Department have heard from local community members about fears…
This year the Vanguard is participating in NewsMatch and all donations between now and December will be…
LOS ANGELES, CA – An accused—suddenly hit by homelessness—missed court dates and faces losing diversion status, according…
MODESTO, CA – Judge Carrie M. Stephens found the pregnant accused likely guilty on all three counts…
LOS ANGELES, CA – Deputy Public Defender Sonjia Denise White successfully argued at a Los Angeles County…
WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel Wolk decided to keep all eight charges for both of the accused…
This year the Vanguard is participating in NewsMatch and all donations between now and December will be…
Click to read the November_December Issue Author Joan Parkin View all posts
In the 1700s, punishment in Europe was both brutal and public. Michel Foucault illustrates this history in…
Three months after my eighteenth birthday, I was arrested for a gang-related murder. After reviewing my extensive…
It is an unseasonably hot day in late January when I arrive at the Correctional Training Facility’s…
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