AG Announces Guidance to Prevent Discriminatory Housing Practices
Local municipalities put on notice regarding the adverse effects of Crime-Free Housing policies and urged to comply with federal and…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: It Started
by Jimmy Santiago Baca A little state-funded barrack in the desert, in a prison. A poetry workshop,…
Seattle Inspector General Announces Final Recommendations for Policing, Following Independent Panel Review of 2020 Protests against Racial Injustice
By Michael Apfel SEATTLE, WA – The City of Seattle Office of Inspector General announced a final…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Texas Death Row Prisoner
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas death…
ACLU Charges LA County Failing Court-Ordered Fixes to Jail, Claims Incarcerated ‘Continue to Suffer’
By Michael McCutcheon and Ivan Villegas LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County was in the hot…
Commentary: Another View on Housing Costs in Davis from the Perspective of a State Worker
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A letter to the editor caught my attention. …
Commentary: Deputy DA Becomes Unhinged at the Notion of Locking a Man in a Cage
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I’m always looking for good material so I…
Guest Commentary: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
By Mark Dempsey It’s often hard to imagine local connections to global issues, but returning to…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Letter to No One
by R. Sanchez Dear You: I haven’t decided whom I’ll send this letter to, or even if…
Civil Rights Suit Filed against Antioch Cops for ‘Excessive Force, Salacious Patterns of Racial, Misogynic, and Homophobic Bigotry’
By The Vanguard Staff ANTIOCH, CA – A federal lawsuit has been filed against Antioch police officers…
OK Appeals Court Won’t Stop Execution of Richard Glossip Despite AG Opposition – Defense Calls Decision ‘Manifestly Unjust Ruling’
By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Criticism was heavy Friday of an Oklahoma Court of…
Elected Prosecutors Meet to ‘Explore Enduring Influence of Slavery and Jim Crow’ on Current Legal System
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – More than 20 reform-minded elected prosecutors from around the…
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Announces Charges in Muni Hate Incidents
By Paloma Sifuentes SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SF District Attorney Brookie Jenkins Thursday said in February Joseph…
Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on…
Neighborhood Voices Coalition: ‘Builders Remedy’ Strips Local Communities of Democratic Rights
Special to the Vanguard Throughout California, for-profit developers are racing to invoke the “Builders Remedy” – a…
Supreme Court Rules for Rodney Reed, Seeking to Prove His Innocence
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Rodney Reed…
Diana Becton, Enrico Castillo Appointed to the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, the Senate Rules Committee announced that they have…
Missouri Attorney General Seeks Removal of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner – She Calls Attempt ‘Stunt’
By Paloma Sifuentes ST. LOUIS, MO – The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office released a statement this…
Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Officers in Shooting Death of Akron Man
By Perla Brito AKRON, OH – Ohio State Attorney General Dave Yost said this week, “A grand…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Drags Arraignment Out, Insists Man with Prior Nonviolent Record Should Appear in Person Despite Having No Means to Get to Court
By Kiana Khatibi WOODLAND, CA – An arraignment of a man with multiple felony theft charges was…
