Man Released in Georgia After More Than 25 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment; Cleared of 1996 Death of Friend
Special to the Vanguard Rome, GA – Darrell Lee Clark walked out of the Floyd County Jail…
For Black Families in Phoenix, Child Welfare Investigations Are a Constant Threat
by Eli Hager and Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Hannah Rappleye, NBC News PHOENIX — In 2015, Nydea…
Ella Baker Center Celebrates Prison Closures, Urges State Leaders to Continue Efforts to Reduce Prison Populations
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, CDCR announced it was moving forward to close…
Fair Bail Law Largely Ineffective, Per LA Times and Study
By Jack Sandmeyer and Michael McCutcheon LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board has…
ACLU Complaint Charges Discrimination against NorCal Native American Students
By Kevin Barragan SAN FRANCISO, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California has…
Judge Reduces Bail, but $50,000 Is More Than 30 Times What Accused Can Afford
By Alyssa Eng WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Samuel McAdam this week eventually agreed…
Commentary: Houston, We Have a Solution – Why the City Might Be the Model for Dealing with Homelessness
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor If California and local communities therein want to address their homelessness…
Epic All-Day Meeting as Sacramento County Debates Expanding Its Jail
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – At yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting which lasted well into…
Letter: ACLU Opposes Sacramento Jail Expansion
Dear Members of the Board: The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California (“ACLU NorCal”) writes…
Commentary: Is the MAT Program Achieving Its Goal in the California Prison System?
By Ruby Escamilla On a daily basis I witness the Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) program operate within…
CA Prison Closure Plan Lauded by Mass Incarceration Opponents
By Michael Apfel and Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA – Chuckawalla State Prison and other California correctional facilities…
San Jose State Senator Introduces Bill to Tackle Youth Fentanyl Crisis
By Tommy Nguyen and Citlalli Florez SANTA CLARA, CA – State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) introduced…
ACLU Clemency Forum Addresses How to Deal with Injustices, Reduce Mass Incarceration
By Jessica Weisman and Citlalli Florez PRINCETON, NJ – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with…
Community College to Investigate Anti-Trans Emails from Professor
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A series of anti-trans emails from Sacramento City College math professor…
Senator Wiener Introduces New Legislation to Allow Affordable Housing on the Land of Religious Institutions and Nonprofit Colleges
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – They are calling it YIGBY legislation—“Yes in God’s…
SF BOS Reverses Itself – Bans Killer Robots
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – It was a rare move. A second reading for…
Commentary: Causes of Crime
By Bev Abbad Root causes of crime are well documented and researched. Crime is primarily the outcome…
U.S. Supreme Court Begins Hearing Free Speech Anti-Discrimination Case
By Rena Abdusalam and Ivan Villegas WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments…
Bronx Man Ordered Released after 22 Years in Prison – Prosecution Opposes
By Jessica Weisman BRONX, NY – Andre Brown, after finally have his conviction overturned and after spending 22…
New York Jury Finds Trump Companies Criminally Guilty of ‘Sophisticated Tax Fraud Scheme’
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – The Trump Corporation and The Trump Payroll Corporation were…
