Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities in Broader Effort to Promote Criminal Justice Reform
By Michael Apfel, Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Elina Sadeghian NEW YORK, NY – Sixty-six elected prosecutors nationwide have…
CA State Senator Dave Cortese Drafts Bill to Allow Judicial Review of Decades-Old Sentences
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SAN JOSE, CA – Bay Area State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) has announced…
Judge Sets $450,000 Bail for Homeless Man Facing ‘Life Crime’
By Roni Ayalon, Jariah Moore and Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel…
Commentary: Opportunity Not Fear with G St
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA –I heard complaints this Tuesday about the configuration of…
HUD’s Critical Fair Housing Rule Seen As Major Step in Right Direction to Advance Fair and Affordable Housing and Strengthen Communities
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – HUD announced on Thursday it will publish a Notice of…
Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Shouldn’t Follow Biden’s Harsh Immigration Lead
By George Gascón and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In response to mounting pressure to address the influx of…
Guest Commentary: Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Will Not Save Lives
By Cristine Soto Deberry In 2021, there were 6,843 opioid related overdose deaths in California. 5,722 of…
Commentary: Pressured to Take an Unjust Sentence
By Carl Prostell My name is Carl Prostell. I’m 41 years of age from Newport News, VA….
Partnership Launched to Eliminate Incarcerating ‘Girls,’ Gender-Expansive Youth
By Michael McCutcheon & Sunny Zhou SACRAMENTO, CA – In 2021 alone, more than 1,400 girls and…
Columnist MLK Day Notes: BLM Founder Mourns Death of Cousin at the Hands of the LAPD
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez LOS ANGELES, CA – A piece in the Los Angeles Times Monday – Martin…
Civil Rights PAC Endorses Progressive Incumbent District Attorney in Virginia
By Caleigh Carlisle ARLINGTON, VA – Real Justice PAC has published an endorsement of Parisa Dehghani-Tafti for…
Court Indefinitely Freezes Fines for College Student’s Drunk Driving Case Pending Completion of Probation
By Michael Apfel WOODLAND, CA – A University of California, Davis, student pleaded no contest here this…
Trees Down
By Don Shor, John Lichter, Yael Franco, and Greg McPherson photo: pine tree toppled by wind on…
Attorneys Challenge Riverside Death Penalty Case Under Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – Attorneys for two Black men in Riverside County,…
Guest Commentary: Rethinking Our Failing City Processes
How can we build more durable consensuses? By Alan Hirsch Davis has twice as many commissions compared…
Charges Filed against SF Business Owner Who Sprayed Homeless Woman with Hose
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It was a video that went viral. …
SCOTUS Demands TX Appeals Court Reconsider Death Row Prisoner Case
By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S Supreme Court reversed the decision on a re-trial of…
Policy Paper Suggests Bail Reform Has Only ‘Minimal’ Effect on Public Safety
By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – Bail reform is controversial, with some cities,…
Judge Denies Accused’s Challenge of 180-Day Jail Time, and Appeal to Use ‘Discretion’
By Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – Yolo County Superior Court Judge Daniel Wolk confirmed a 180-day jail…
Statements of Accused’s Mother, Victim Conflict During Preliminary Hearing
By Paloma Sifuentes MODESTO, CA – Testimony of the victim and the accused’s mother—also the victim’s mother—conflicted…