‘Balloon Blockade’ Aimed at SF Mayor’s Balcony to Protest Cuts to Affordable Housing, Food Aid, Child Care
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A multiracial coalition of tenants, parents, youth, child care…
COURT WATCH: Judge Sides with Prosecution, Probation and Denies Defense Request for SCRAM Removal Despite Interference with Man’s Work
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong & Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – Judge Daniel M. Wolk, Thursday morning in Yolo…
Sunday Commentary: Infill or Peripheral? We Need Housing, Period
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Is it infill or peripheral? That’s a little…
Looking Back: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight against Innocence Claims Must Cease
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: Local Governments Must Take Responsibility for Police Violence
It shouldn’t take a federal investigation to address violent and harmful practices. By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta and…
State Supreme Court Approves State Bar Rule Encouraging Attorneys to Report Misconduct
By Robert J. Hansen The Supreme Court of California approved modifying the State Bar of California’s rule…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Long Walk Home – Into the Belly of the Beast
By Ricky A. Ortega Sentenced to life without parole at the age of 21, I was sent…
Coalition Announced Los Angeles County Jail Action Monday, Urging ‘Budget Justice, Decarceration, Jail Closure and Youth Justice’
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – The Re-Imagine LA Coalition, the Justice LA Coalition, and youth…
Alabama’s 30-Hour Rule Won’t Fix State’s Execution Problems, Charges ‘Just Mercy’ Author
By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL – The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of…
COURT WATCH: Man with Mental Breakdown Tasered, Taken to Jail; Judge Agrees to Hold Him for Trial on $100K Bail after Alleged Standoff
By Paige Barrella WOODLAND, CA – At a preliminary hearing, Yolo County Superior Court Judge Sonia Cortés…
City Moving Toward a Permanent Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For the last several years—since 2018—the city of…
Maya Gives Exclusive Interview While in Hiding after She and Her Brother Sebastian Escape Allegedly Abusive Mother
Robert J. Hansen The Vanguard is only using first names of minor children and their family to…
ACLU Reaches Landmark Settlement in L.A. County Jails Case
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson approved an extraordinary…
Update on San Quentin: Water Restored to the Condemned Housing Unit Just After Midnight.
By Richard Valdez The familiar whooshing sound of the stainless steel institutional toilets could be heard again…
Judge Again Dismisses Fraternal Order of Police Suit over Police Misconduct Disclosures
By The Vanguard Staff PHILADELPHIA, PA – For the third time in the past five years, the…
New Report Outlines Detrimental Effects of Wildfires and Other Climate Emergencies on Prisons and Their Population
By Alphaeus Donatus Caston Bey LOS ANGELES, CA – A report released this week by the Ella…
COURT WATCH: Judge Tells Homeless Accused ‘No Excuse’ to Miss Court Date – Then Reconsiders Life on Streets and Denies Motion by DA to GPS Monitor Man
By Ximena Cesa and Citlalli Florez WOODLAND, CA – After a back-and-forth discussion why maybe a judge’s…
Warrant Issued for West Village LLC Management Company
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – In an unusual turn of events, Yolo County…
Village Farms Davis – Completed Rubric
Editor’s note: This is the full submission from Village Farms. The one from Shriner’s will follow on…
Guest Commentary: The Fatal Flaw of Judicial Politics – How Outrage Around Brock Turner Led to Centuries of Extra Prison Time
Calls for harsher sentences disproportionately hurt Black and Brown people — not people convicted of sex crimes…
