Dublin Federal Prison Guard Arrested for Aggravated Sex Abuse of Female Inmates; Follows Arrest on Sex Charges of Prison’s Warden and Chaplain
By The Vanguard Staff DUBLIN, CA – A federal grand jury has returned a 12-count indictment against…
California State Prison Guard Arrested for Rape Involving 22+ Inmates
By The Vanguard Staff CHOWCHILLA, CA – At least 22 inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility…
The Parking Question
By Milo Feldman It’s Saturday morning and you’re driving through downtown Davis, stopping every five seconds…
Utilities Commission: Water Fund Update
By Lucero Castañeda DAVIS, CA––As part of a regular status report on the city’s utility funds,…
Report Finds Yolo County Lacks Affordable Housing, Beds for the Homeless
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – On Wednesday, The California Housing Partnership released the…
Banko Brown’s Family to Sue, AG Agrees to Review Evidence in Deadly Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has repeatedly…
Inspector General Probe Concludes DC Park Police Erred in Attacking Media Covering George Floyd Protest in 2020
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, DC – Two of three “strikes” by two…
Guest Commentary: Debunking the Debt Ceiling Kabuki
By Mark Dempsey You are as likely to get a straight answer from a conventional economist as…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Governor Glenn Youngkin Violates the Division of Powers
By Darius F. Holloway I’m serving an active sentence of 23 years for two malicious woundings and…
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court this week declined to hear Moore…
STUDY: 1 in 3 U.S. Families Impacted by Court Debt – Legal Fees, Fines; Children Hit Hard
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – One in three U.S. families are being “directly” impacted…
New Report Presents Blueprint for Meaningful Probation and Parole Reform in Connecticut and Other States
By Kristin Trent, Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – The Prison Policy Initiative has released a report that…
Commentary: Why One Analyst Believes the Housing Shortage is Overblown
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It’s important to read a number of views on issues like…
Guest Commentary: Orange County DA’s Office Hostility to Women
By Robert J. Hansen Under Todd Spitzer, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has become a hostile…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Failed to Get Holding Order in Residential Burglary Case
Woodland, CA – With a low burden of proof on the prosecution for the purposes of a…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Long Walk Home – Through the Eyes of Empathy
By Ricky Ortega Facing the death penalty, my jury trial began with testimony from the mother of…
Student Opinion: American Medication Shortages and Accessibility
By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — According to a Senate-commissioned report, between 2021 and 2022, American prescription…
ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief NEW YORK, NY – There has been a “significant…
Re-Imagine LA Releases Care First Analysis of County’s 2023-23 Budget, Calls It an ‘Over-Investment in Systems of Harm’
By Roni Ayalon LOS ANGELES, CA – Re-Imagine LA Coalition released its “Care First Budget Report” this…
Innocence Project Attorney Charges California Policy Surrounding Parole Poses Threat to Innocent Parole Candidates
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN DIEGO, CA – California Innocence Project staff attorney Claudia Salinas, in a San…
