Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review…
California Criminal Justice Statistical Reports for 2022 Reveal Reforms Led to Decreased Crime Despite Misinformation; PAC Supports New Measure to End Police Shootings
By Ximena Cesa Also see: Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly…
Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing
By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes,…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Request to Reduce DUI Causing Injury Despite Acknowledging Injuries ‘Not Particularly Extreme’
By Kaveh Nasseri and Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed…
Commentary: How Much Will the Affirmative Action Ruling Change Things?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When Prop. 209 passed in 1996 ending affirmative action in California,…
Guest Commentary: The Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
by Jon McCray Jones A stipulation of the Shared Revenue Bill providing Milwaukee with much-needed funding would…
Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly 2 Californians Shot by Law Enforcement Daily, Most of Them Brown and Black
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – More than 600 people, or nearly…
Public Defenders Continue to Protest Court Backlog in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra Protest of Trial Backlogs in Front of San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo…
Former Chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recounts Experience at OK Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Event before Gov Asked Him to Resign
By Citlalli Florez OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Synthetic Cannabinoids
By Navarro Phillips I am currently housed at Dixon C.C in Illinois. I want to bring attention…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Some Factors Leading to the California Housing Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Reading Dan Walter’s column this week, he noted the clash between…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Mule Creek State Prison Hosts First Baccalaureate Graduation
By Earl Breckenridge “If you’re free in your mind, walls can’t really contain that,” said Dr. Mary…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 153: Olinda Moyd and the Racial Disparity of Parole
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Howard University Law Professor Olinda Moyd discussing an under-acknowledged problem…
Black and Latino Drivers in Chicago Challenge Discriminatory and Invasive Traffic Stops
Special to the Vanguard Chicago, CA – Five Black and Latino Chicagoans subjected to repeated traffic stops…
Supreme Court Justices Strongly Object to SCOTUS Cop-Protecting Ruling
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown…
Alameda District Attorney Joins Interest Groups’ Call at CA Capitol for Gun Reforms
By Chris Lee SACRAMENTO, CA – Amid the rise of issues surrounding mental health and gun violence,…
Husband/Father of 3 Shot and Killed by Culver City Police Leads to Community Vigil against Police Violence
By Cheyenne Galloway CULVER CITY, CA – A community rallied together under the guidance of the Guillermo…
COURT WATCH: Prosecution Attempts to Revoke Accused’s Release after Shoplifting – Judge Disagrees
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – Probation and prosecution attempted to revoke supervised release over a misdemeanor…
Sunday Commentary: The City of Davis Should Consider Actually Ending Its Inclusionary Housing Requirements
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Housing affordability is perhaps THE most important issue…
State Finalizes Reparation Task Force Report
by Robert J. Hansen The California Reparations Task Force, the first initiative of its kind by a…
