Guest Commentary: From the Death Penalty to Marijuana, Clemency Is a Tool for Justice
Granting clemency to broad categories of people is a first step toward correcting injustice in our criminal…
No Fuss, Even Though It Is Your Stuff
by Frederick Dew On some yards, it happens annually. In some prisons, it is done monthly. By…
Bay Area Federal Prison Violations Key to DOJ Considering Early Release of Sexually Abused Women in Federal Facilities
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Dept. of Justice is considering giving women abused…
California Incarceration Rate Only Topped by U.S. Figures – Dwarfs European Nations
By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – A larger percentage of individuals are locked up in California than…
President Codifies the Right to Same-Sex Marriage in Federal Legislation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – President Joe Biden signed a historic piece of…
Steinberg Named As Mediator in Ongoing Negotiations with Graduate Students; Meanwhile, Some Have Settled
Special to the Vanguard UC announced the ratification of the new contracts for Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic…
UC Students Demand a Tuition Refund for Each Day Missed from UAW Strike
Mike Blake/Reuters(Editor’s Note: UC Students are circulating a Petition, demanding a tuition refund for each day missed…
Price Announces Transition Team as She Meets with Outgoing DA O’Malley
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – Alameda County District Attorney-Elect Pamela Price met with outgoing DA…
Oregon Governor Commutes the Sentences of Oregon’s Death Row to Life
Special to the Vanguard Salem, OR – Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown has done what a number of…
Los Angeles City Councilperson Calls for Colleague’s Resignation Following Physical Conflict with Protestor
By Jack Sandmeyer LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles City Councilperson Nithya Raman has called for the…
Women in Federal Prisons Sexually Abused by Employees, Including Warden and Chaplain, Charges Senate Panel.
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, chair of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on…
Pittsburgh Newspaper Editorial Calls ‘Unlawful Impeachment’ of Philadelphia District Attorney a Distraction, Not Preventing Violent Crime
By Tommy Nguyen PITTSBURGH, PA – Instead of making progress in preventing violent crime in major cities,…
DJUSD Compelled to Change Policies Following Death of Max Benson Four Years Ago
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It has been nearly four years since the tragic death of…
Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reignited…
Guest Commentary: A Family Asked Police to Help Man Struggling with Mental Illness. Instead, They Shot Him.
More prosecutors, police and local leaders need to choose compassionate treatment over punishment. A new national toolkit…
Letter: Senator Skinner Urges Congressional Leaders to Make Summer EBT Program Permanent
Dear California Congressional Leaders, We write to request that you take urgent action to support programs that…
Biden Signs Bipartisan Civil Rights Lynching Victim Cold Case Bill into Law
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden has signed into law U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan…
Los Angeles District Attorney Outlines New Immigration Policy
By Jessica Weisman LOS ANGELES, CA – District Attorney of Los Angeles George Gascón released a directive…
District Attorney Seeks Death Penalty for Convicted Murderer with 80 IQ
By Michael McCutcheon RIVERSIDE, CA – Christian Velasquez Rosales was found competent in Riverside County Superior Court…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The City Needs to Revitalize the Downtown
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Walk around the downtown when the students are…
