VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Unequal Protection
by Tremayne Carroll Sr. (The following is excerpted from a longer piece.) With all due respect to…
‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians
By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MISS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Bail for Accused in Retrial of Murder Case, Cites Public and Witness Safety
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – A Yolo County Superior Court judge denied bail for a man…
My View: Why Did Yolo DA Put Dominguez and the Community through All of That?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was not a close call. In fact,…
Three Communities Designated as Prohousing by the Governor for Strides Made to Accelerate Housing Production
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – There are now 30 Prohousing communities, but what…
Bonta Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Chino Valley Unified’s Policy of Forced Gender Status Disclosure
By the Vanguard Oakland, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday announced opening a civil…
Alameda County Democrats Overwhelmingly Oppose Recall of D.A. Pamela Price
By the Vanguard Oakland, CA – The Democratic Party of Alameda County has voted overwhelmingly to oppose…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Slavery in America
by Sammy Bacha (The following is excerpted from a longer piece.) Most people believe that slavery in…
White Lousiana State Trooper Found Not Guilty of Violating Civil Rights of Black Man after Hitting Him 18 Times with Flashlight
By The Vanguard MONROE, LA – A white Lousiana state trooper was found not guilty by a…
American Bar Association Awards Gov. DeSantis-Suspended Prosecutor Andrew H. Warren with Top Award
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WASHINGTON, DC. — The American Bar Association announced earlier this week that Hillsborough County…
Justice Reform Groups Ballyhoo ‘Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States’
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, D.C. – The newly released book Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50…
Prosecution Suddenly Reverses Course, Concedes Dominguez Not Competent to Stand Trial
Judge Issues Medication Order After Psychiatrists’ Diagnosis, Dominguez’s Refusal of Medication WOODLAND, CA – After a week…
Guest Commentary: The Appalling Spectacle Now Happening in Yolo Superior Court
By Robert Canning (Editor’s note: This was submitted to the Vanguard prior to the events of Thursday,…
Federal Judge Grants Homeless Union TRO for 14 Days to Stop City of Sacramento from Sweeping Unhoused during Super-Heated Temps
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – U.S. District Court Judge Troy L….
Guest Commentary: The Deadly and Tragic Costs of Pretrial Detention
By Andrea Woods and Benjamin Lynde LaShawn Thompson died late last year while being detained pretrial in…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Facts of Truth
by Myron Payne (The following is excerpted from a longer piece.) Prison is a violent, malevolent, and…
Fair and Just Prosecution Network Challenges Georgia’s Prosecutor Oversight Law, in Accordance with Lawsuit
By Kristin Trent ATLANTA, GA – In a statement released this week Executive Director Miriam Krinsky of…
COURT WATCH: Defense Moves to Dismiss Case after Prosecution Changes Misdemeanor to Infraction, Threatening Right to Free Counsel, Jury Trial
By Holly Werris WOODLAND, CA – Prosecution and defense here in Yolo County Superior Court were split…
Commentary: The MisUse of Data in the Housing Debate
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Slow growthers have predictably jumped on revised demographic…
Four Georgia DAs File Suit to Block Law Supported by Governor to Punish Local Prosecutors
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, four DAs filed a legal challenge to block a Georgia Law that gives…
