Commentary: Rethinking Traffic Impacts
The standard story that we always here – a project is going into a certain location, its…
Guest Commentary: Opposing Mass Commutation Is Supporting Mass Incarceration
On December 12, Joe Biden granted a mass commutation to 1,500 people who were already serving their…
Guest Commentary: LA’s Metro Water District Censures Board Member for Racist Remark, CAIR Responds
Special to The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – After the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board on Dec. 10 approved $141.6 million…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Abolitionist’s Notebook – CSP-Sac, a Spice Zombie’s Graveyard
On April 12, 2024, at California State Prison, Sacramento (CSP-Sac), Christopher Leong died at the hands of…
President Biden Pardons Son Hunter, Raising Greater Debate about Presidential Clemency
WASHINGTON, DC – Speaking in a recent panel, Premal Dharia, who serves as Executive Director of the…
LA’s Newest DA Removes Prosecutors in Charge of Menendez Bros Sex Abuse Case
LOS ANGELES, CA — New Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, since Dec. 11, Variety reported,…
BART Body Cam Footage Backs Up Driver – Officer Shoots Driver in Chest
UNION CITY, CA – CBS news reported two BART police officers pulled over a woman who they…
COURT WATCH: Judge Grants Release of Accused Despite DA Opposition
MODESTO, CA – A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge Friday granted pretrial freedom to an accused on…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Back to the Future?
Davis, CA – I thought I was in a time warp reading the staff report for the…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 265: Author Jill Leovy Discusses Ghettoside
In 2015, Jill Leovy wrote a book: Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America. Ghettoside, a…
Commentary: Wellpath’s Unethical and Illegal Contract with Nisqually Tribal Jail (A Mother’s Fight)
Destination Freedom Media Group This article is a testimony to the broadening reach and influence of the…
Public Reaction to Healthcare CEO Death Sparks Calls for Reform
WASHINGTON, DC – The public’s reaction to the targeted killing of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson this…
Civil Rights Advocates Request Rehearing to Protect Immigrants Detained by ICE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) last…
Former Fed Judges Urge Biden to Commute All Federal Death Sentences
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty-one retired federal judges—appointed by six different Presidents, both Republican and Democrat—from district courts…
COURT WATCH: Judge ‘Deadnames’ Incarcerated Trans Woman, Claims Jailed for Months for Evading Fare
SAN JOSE, CA – During a mental competency-related proceeding this past Thursday at the Santa Clara County…
COURT WATCH: Defense Accuses DA of Allowing Officer to Skip Prelim to Testify ‘Just Feet Away’
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Martha Sequeira Friday in Yolo County Superior Court argued Deputy District…
COURT WATCH: Motion to Suppress Evidence Denied – Defense Argues Invasive Search
LOS ANGELES, CA – Judge Shelly Torrealba here in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week denied…
Council to Outline Its Budget Needs in the Wake of the Passage of Measure Q
Davis, CA – Davis voters supported Measure Q with 64.2 percent of the vote despite a vigorous…
Guest Commentary: AI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns around Transparency, Bias
AI-generated police reports threaten to exacerbate existing problems in law enforcement, and to create new ones. A…
Mental Health Claims Fail: Oklahoma to Execute Kevin Underwood This Week
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Death row prisoner Kevin Ray Underwood was denied clemency by the Oklahoma Pardon…
