Seattle Times Editorial Board: Denying Basic Human Rights to Suspect Is a Crime
By Roni Ayalon SEATTLE, WA – An innocent man imprisoned for nine years for a murder that…
Civil Rights Corps Joins SF Public Defender Office in Asking California’s Highest Court to Weigh In on SF Trial Backlog Problem That’s ‘Denying Nearly 1,000’ Right to Speedy Trial
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A national nonprofit – Civil Rights Corps – known…
Police Identify Murder Victim as David Breaux, the Compassion Guy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – This morning the city of Davis released information…
Commentary: Time Running Out Again on Meaningful CEQA Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There is a growing sense that CEQA has been weaponized as…
Senator Wiener’s Housing Bills Pass Critical Committee
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate Governance and Finance Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s…
California Announces Funding for Projects to Conserve Agricultural Land and Fight Climate Change
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – It is a program that has awarded $373 million to…
State Attorney Andrew Warren Files Final Appeals in Bid For Reinstatement
Special to the Vanguard Tampa, FL – Next week, a Federal Appellate Court will hear oral arguments…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Prison Reform or Prison Abolition?
By Hubert Dymitr Haraszewski As an incarcerated out and proud anarchist, other inmates sometimes ask about my…
California Prison Agency ‘Discriminates’ in ‘Efforts to Assist ICE,’ Charges Lawsuit
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) “unlawfully…
Man Held in Solitary Confinement for 14 Months in ICE Facility Permitted to Proceed with Punitive Damages in Lawsuit
By Michael McCutcheon SAN FRANCISCO – Carlos Murillo Vega has been permitted to proceed in court and…
Citing 20 Dead and Injured in Monterey Park Mass Shooting, 3 New California Gun Laws Proposed to Limit Gun Violence
By Vaiva Utaraite MONTEREY PARK, CA – Three proposed California laws, authored by Assemblymember Mike Fong (D-Alhambra),…
Los Angeles District Attorney Addresses Achievements in 2023 Midterm Report; Cites $$ Savings from Progressive Changes, Charging Law Enforcement
By Cheyenne Galloway LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón addressed the accomplishments of…
COURT WATCH: Elderly Man Ranking ‘2’ on Risk Assessment Report, with Little Income, Still Has Bail Set at $110,000
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA – Bail was set at $110,000 for an elderly man here at…
Commentary: Davis Is Boxing Itself In – More Ways Than One
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tuesday’s commentary concluded that Davis is not in danger of becoming…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Asian Shame, An American Stain
by Franklin Lee Four years ago, in November, I entered my own personal purgatory. I was led…
Oklahoma Authorities Deadlock on Clemency for Richard Glossip, Due for Execution May 18 Despite New Evidence and Support from Politicians, Including OK Attorney General
By The Vanguard Staff OKLHOMA CITY, OK – After the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board’s decision not…
SF Public Defender Claims Fire Commissioner ‘Instigated’ Confrontation with Unhoused, May be ‘Involved’ in Unsolved Bear Spray Assaults, Robbery
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former SF Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani “instigated” an altercation…
‘If It Bleeds It Leads’ Newsroom Mentality Changing – Reform for Journalists Covering Crime Happening Across U.S.
By Destiny Gurrola ST PETERSBURG, FL – Journalists across the United States are trying to change their…
The Sentencing Project and Survivors Justice Project Releases Report Highlighting Laws for Domestic Violence, Calling for Reform
By Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project and the Survivors Justice Project released a report…
US Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Uncovers Horrible Conditions of Incarceration
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – Senior U.S. Senator from Georgia Jon Ossoff (D) said he has…
