Looking Back: Advice to the Wrongfully Convicted
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: The Most Lonely in Prison? Those Who Never Committed a Crime
The innocent ones are easy to spot when they enter the system. by Edward Contreras For 27…
Oregon Governor Commutes All 17 Death Sentences to Life in Prison without Possibility of Parole
By The Vanguard Staff SALEM, OR – Republican lawmakers here attacked outgoing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown last…
DPIC REPORT: Nearly Half of U.S. Death Penalty Executions in 2022 Botched
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Seven of 18 execution attempts nationally in 2022—across six states—were…
The Sentencing Project: Modest Criminal Justice Reform Gains Legislatively in 2022
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – The “Top Trends in Criminal Justice Reform, 2022” report was released…
My View: NIMBY Opposition to Affordable Housing a National Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When Davis residents are polled—as they were last spring—most of them…
Guest Commentary: DJUSD Board Must Hold a Public Hearing Regarding the Role of District Staff in Max Benson’s Death
by Brendan White David Greenwald’s December 13, 2022 article, “DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of…
Guest Commentary: It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots
Here are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robots. By Jay…
Guest Commentary: Is Houston a Model for Ending Homelessness?
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – The Vanguard recently wrote that the city of Houston has handled…
Amicus Brief Opposes Police Qualified Immunity for Wrongful Arrest of Citizen Journalists
By Kevin Barragan NEW ORLEANS, LA – An amicus brief filed here this week in the Fifth…
Black History Month
By Fredrick Dew Black History Month was established in 1976. This celebration of Blacks throughout history started…
Exhaustive 50-State Report Analyzes True Cost of Prison and Jail Phone Calls
By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPSON, MA – Although the average cost of a phone call is closing in…
Commentary: Council Battles Over Building Heights and Process Concerns, But Didn’t Blink in the End
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – If Tuesday was a look toward the future…
Rehabilitation through Writing: Prisoner Writers Find Redemption
By D. Razor Babb Jay Figueroa came to prison on a 90-day observation after being arrested for…
CalPIA Supervisor Engaged in Rehabilitation
By F. Lee CALPIA SEWING SUPERVISOR Veronica Preciado has been sponsoring rehabilitative groups at Mule Creek State…
Dallas County District Court Decides Judge’s Anti-Semitic Bias Marred 2003 Trial that Resulted in Death Sentence
By Ramneet Singh DALLAS, TX – The District Court for the 283rd District, Dallas County, has decided…
Four Iranian Brothers Protesting for Iranian Democracy Wrongfully Held as ICE Detainees Petition Inter-American Commission, Claiming U.S. Human Rights Violation
By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA — Four Iranian brothers—Mostafa, Mohsen, Mojtaba and Mohammad Mirmehdi—are now filing a…
Defense Attempts to Show Reasonable Doubt in Alleged Vehicle Theft Prelim by Escaped Felon – Court Still Sends Case to Trial
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – Despite defense protestations, Judge Carrie Stephens found sufficient evidence in a…
Council Approves Up Zoning on G Street and Hibbert, Hears Pushback from Neighborhoods
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – It was a day that marked the changing…
UC Davis Says It Has Met Housing Commitments
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In the run up to the LRDP by…
