New Jersey Cash Bail Reform Reduced Incarceration without Increasing Gun Violence, Study Reveals
By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON – New Jersey’s 2017 cash bail reform law, which mitigated financial barriers in…
UCLA Police Chief Removed Following Inadequate Response to Campus Protest; First Arrest in Violent Clashes
LOS ANGELES- On Thursday, May 23, UCLA police arrested an 18-year-old man who was suspected in connection…
COURT WATCH: One Deputy Pleads Guilty, 3 Other Law Enforcement Officers on Trial for Conspiracy and Bribery in Towing Scheme
RIVERSIDE, CA – In an ongoing prosecution of four accused former Riverside County personnel for allegations of…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Is the Council Facing a Trust Issue?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Critics of the city and city council will…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 238: Michael Sierra-Arévalo – Danger and Violence in Policing
“Policing is violent. And its violence is not distributed equally: stark racial disparities persist despite decades of…
Guest Commentary: The Crime and Homelessness Conundrum – Why Enlarging County Jail Isn’t Helpful
By Mark Dempsey My email to Sacramento County: Supervisors, Spending a billion dollars to enlarge the County…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Columbia Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested
By D. Razor Babb New York police were called onto the Manhattan campus of Columbia University to…
Could Trump’s Felony Conviction Lead to More Americans Being Stripped of Their Voting Rights?
By Vy Tran MANHATTAN, NY — As noted in TeenVogue, former President Donald Trump has been formally…
COURT WATCH: Woman with Long ‘Rap Sheet’ Denied Release on Shoplifting Arrest
By Helen Shamamyan MODESTO, CA – A woman with what the judge said was a long “rap…
COURT WATCH: Accused Not Provided with Spanish Language Legal Documents, Fails to Appear in Court for Hearing
By Quinn Hogan and Bryan Miller MODESTO, CA – A hearing held last week at Stanislaus County…
Sunday Commentary: Superintendent Matt Best Is Sounding the Alarm on Lack of New Housing and Impact on Schools – Will the Community Pay Attention?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – I happened to be meeting with a long-time…
Guest Commentary: City Council Doubles Down on Decision to Merge the Commissions
By Elaine Roberts Musser I am sorry to say the City Council made the decision to approve…
California Coalition for Sheriff Oversight Drives Statewide Movement for Accountability and Justice
Special to the Vanguard Redwood City, CA – In a landmark moment for accountability and transparency of…
Alameda County Federal Dublin Prison Shut Down after Extensive Sexual Abuse of Incarcerated Women
By Kayla Garcia-Pebdani ALAMEDA, CA—The Bureau of Prisons, as expected, has announced the shutdown of Federal Correctional…
Bay Area Gaza Anti-War Protests Friday: 80 Arrested at UC Santa Cruz, Prof Suspended at San Jose State
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SANTA CRUZ, CA – Riot-clad police at UC Santa…
Council to Consider November Revenue Measure – Staff Recommends One Percent Sales Tax Increase
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – For over a year now, the Davis City…
Lawsuit Filed over Freeway Widening Project
Guest Submission: Sierra Club and Environmental Council of Sacramento Sue Caltrans over Environmental Deficiencies of Yolo I-80…
Arrest Made after Attack of Peace Protestors at UCLA Month Ago
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A man was arrested last week after an alleged…
Alabama Man Executed Following Denial of Appeals for Stay of Execution or Preliminary Injunction
By Maeve Haggerty ATMORE, AL – Jamie Mills, a prisoner at the Alabama Correctional Facility, was executed…
Split U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit Decision to Reconsider Death Sentence of Arizona Man
By Leela Bronner WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court this week reversed a decision made by…
