Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation
Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Association. A little over…
Sympathetic Federal Court Panel Can’t Release COVID-19 Threatened State Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Just as a Sacramento Public Defender Office motion,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 57 – Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez
Eric Gonzalez was appointed the DA of Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, in 2016 after Ken Thompson,…
NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback
By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK — On Apr 2, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a…
Philadelphia District Attorney and Public Defender’s Offices Work toward Reducing Population of Incarcerated
By Lea Barrios PHILADELPHIA – District Attorney Larry Krasner and Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey released a statement…
Times are tough, support the Vanguard Fund Drive
Dear Readers, Friends and Supporters, These, indeed, are challenging times for all of us who are “socially-distanced”…
Sunday Commentary: Dunning Starts to Weigh in on Aggie Research Campus
It is interesting—and frankly kind of nice—to see that Bob Dunning on Friday and Sunday this week…
Sunday Commentary: California Has Led the Way on the Response to COVID-19
California so far has avoided the fate of Italy, Spain and New York. Why? Social distancing and…
National Lawyers Guild Opposes Cities’ Move to Stop Providing Records because of COVID-19
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Cities in California – claiming they are already…
Health Council COVID-19 Summary – 4/2/20
by Tia Will Assuming that most of you will not read the minutes of the first remotely…
Council Lays Out Public Participation Process during COVID-19 Response
When the council met just under two weeks ago using a Zoom format, the meeting was disrupted…
Sacramento Public Defender Asks Appeal Court to Intervene, Release County Jail Inmates because of COVID-19 Threat
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – In what could be described as a bold,…
Video Arraignments Continue in Sacramento Court; Sanitation Practices Still Being Tested
By Ryan Kaika Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – “This hearing is being conducted remotely through the interactive…
Guest Commentary: Voices Warning Trump about COVID-19 in Prisons Are Growing Louder
There are no good reasons for the president to keep vulnerable people behind bars any longer. By…
City Announces Nishi Development Appeal Withdrawn; Ruling in Favor of City Stands
The city has formally announced what the Vanguard reported two weeks ago—the appeal of the Yolo Superior…
Brooklyn DA Discusses Rikers Island, Calls for Releases
The latest news out of New York is grim, but the situation on Rikers Island is grim…
California Supreme Court Affirms LA Court Decision in Capital Case
By Nancy Martinez and Juan Garcia Urrutia LOS ANGELES – On April 2, 2020, the Supreme Court…
NY Senate Corrections Chair Addresses Measures Taken to Protect Incarcerated People Amid COVID-19 Crisis
By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK– With over 100 positive cases of COVID-19 in prison facilities in New…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 56 – Duke Wrongful Conviction Clinic Discusses Ronnie Long
Ronnie Long has served nearly 44 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He…
Vanguard Exclusive: Incarcerated People Describe Current Conditions, Lack of Health Care in Prisons and Jails
The Vanguard spoke on Wednesday to an incarcerated person located at Corcoran State Prison, a maximum security…
