Federal Judge Agrees Incarcerated Atheist Can’t Be Forced to Participate in ‘Religiously Affiliated Programming’ to Be Paroled
By The Vanguard ST MARYS, WV – An incarcerated atheist and secular humanist cannot be forced to…
California Legislative Women’s Caucus Hears Testimony about ‘Horrific’ Sexual Abuse and Assault in Prison
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislative Women’s Caucus here hosted a briefing last week…
Missouri Death Row Prisoner Files Lawsuit against Gov. Mike Parson for Disbanding Board of Inquiry Investigating Man’s Innocence
By Cheyenne Galloway JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Death row inmate Marcellus Williams filed a civil lawsuit against…
Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues
By Yenah Lee & Holly Werris LOS ANGELES, CA — Within the past month, Los Angeles County…
My View: The Housing Crisis Figures to Accentuate the Climate Crisis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An analysis by the LA Times noted the inverse relationship between…
Council Will Be Asked to Finalize Mace Improvements
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city first started seeing complaints about traffic…
Sacramento Homeless Union Charges City’s Miller Park Safeground Tour Reveals ‘Problematic Health and Safety Concerns’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union—which had to…
Guest Commentary: Inviting President Biden to a Conversation on Criminal Justice, Success, and Second Chances
by Rodney Wrice Dear President Biden, In the midst of your demanding responsibilities as the leader of…
VANGUARD INCARCERATION PRESS: The Poverty of Prison Reform
by Dymitri Harazewski As an out-and-proud anarchist, I’m sometimes asked how I can favor abolishing prisons entirely…
California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination
By Holly Werris SACRAMENTO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom this past week reinvigorated his hate crime awareness…
Cal Supreme Court Adopts Split Ruling on Santa Monica Case with Implications for District Elections
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Thursday, in a much-anticipated court decision that could have broad…
Homeless Union Tells Sacramento DA It Will File State Bar Complaint
Homeless Union Warns DA They Will Be Challenging His License If He Doesn’t Stop Threatening City of…
Guest Commentary: Annexation Proposals Are Hastening Climate and Affordability Crisis
by David J. Thompson This piece is a slightly longer piece based upon remarks to the Social…
Guest Commentary: Lifting Homelessness Injunction Will Simply Reinstate Inadequate Response to the Homelessness Crisis
By Dean Preston Our Mayor and other City leaders are protesting the ruling by Magistrate Judge Ryu…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Destructive Street Ideology
By David Holloman My name is David Holloman. I’ve been incarcerated for 18 years on a 34-year…
Death Row Clemency Filings: Report Analysis of Louisiana’s Broken Death Penalty
By Rena Abdusalam BATON ROUGE, LA – The Capital Appeals Project, a nonprofit law firm located in…
Los Angeles Times Editorial Claims No One Should Have to Pay Bail, Not Even Former President Trump
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong ATLANTA, GA – The Los Angeles Times editorial board published an editorial this week…
COURT WATCH: Oops! Wrong Man Arrested and Brought to Court on Traffic Violation Warrant
By Kristin Trent WOODLAND, CA– A man misidentified as an accused who failed to appear in court…
California AG Warns Temecula About ‘Forced Outing Policy Detrimental to the Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Students’
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – For the third time in about a month, California Attorney General…
Senator Wahab Discusses Need for SB 555 – Affordable Housing and Climate Change
Special to the Vanguard On Tuesday in Sacramento, Senator Wahab and the Stable Affordable Housing Act (SB…
