Guest Commentary: Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases
Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Dreaming Chin to Chest
By Holly Davidson Spinning around and around I’m spiraling fast into the ground Landing hard With no…
California Attorney General Files Enforcement Action against Los Angeles County for Illegal and Unsafe Conditions at County’s Juvenile Halls
By Leslie Acevedo OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced the California Dept….
ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redemption Campaign” released a nationwide…
LA Times Opinion: Law Prof Argues Rather Than Gun Reform in Face of Mass Shootings, ‘Different Kind of Gun Revolution’ Underway in Trump Courts
By Destiny Gurrola LOS ANGELES, CA – The mass killings in Nashville have fueled the fire for…
City Responds to HCD Rejection
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – On April 3, the city of Davis received…
Texas Governor Takes Aim at Cortese Bill after Vowing to Pardon a Man Convicted of Murdering a Protester
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week Governor Greg Abbott of Texas injected himself into a…
Letter: Housing As a Human Right
By Jason Taormino I believe that housing is a human right. Human rights belong to every person…
City Names Dianna Jensen Director of Public Works
Special to the Vanguard Davis, CA – City Manager Mike Webb has named Dianna Jensen as Director…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: California’s Mental Health Staffing Crisis
by Mark Daigre During the 1980s, the state of California — in an effort to improve mental…
Gun Violence Legislation Passes Key California Public Safety Committee – Focuses on Out-of-State Imports
By Michael McCutcheon SACRAMENTO – California Senate Bill 758, aimed at reducing gun violence by restricting out-of-state…
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Sues Rep. Jim Jordan for Interfering with Investigation, Prosecution of Donald Trump
By Paloma Sifuentes & Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Ohio Republican…
COURT WATCH: Judge Jails Homeless, Indigent Man on $10,000 Bail Pretrial; Defense Calls Jailing ‘Offensive’
By Kiana Khatibi and Ivan Villegas WOODLAND, CA – Calling it “offensive” —the pretrial jailing of an…
COURT WATCH: Prosecutor Persistent, but Judge Accepts Felony Reduction for ‘Overpoliced’ Man
By Kiana Khatibi and Kaylee Pearlman WOODLAND, CA – It wasn’t for lack of trying, but the…
Commentary: Neville Gets Critical Backing from Enterprise
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While the issue of housing has roared into…
Guest Commentary: Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety
By Sam McCann If some lawmakers have their way, elected prosecutors who implement reforms will be answering…
Davis Habitat, Climate Project Bill Advances
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today his legislation that would…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Proposed Prisoner Pay Increase Research
By John L. Orr In December 2022 Inmate Advising Council (TAC) Warden’s meeting, a brief revelation from…
Yolo Vegan Chef Challenge for Earth Month
Special to the Vanguard There’s never been a better time to try vegan! The inaugural Yolo County…
LA County District Attorney’s Office Among Those Supporting CA Immigrant Rights Act Legislation at State Capitol
By Roni Ayalon SACRAMENTO, CA – A coalition led by Assembly Member Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and…
