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…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
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…
Anti Police-Terror Project Demands Oakland Renegotiate Oakland Police Contract
OAKLAND — Many city of Oakland departments have recently cut budgets, but the Oakland Police Dept. “has…
Analysis Reveals Youth Crime News Reporting Led to Poor Public Policy
BALTIMORE, MD – News coverage at various media outlets in Baltimore during the first half of 2024…
Scratch & Fade Event Provides Holiday Care and Healing
Oakland, CA – On Sunday, the Urban Piece Movement is hosting a holiday edition of its signature…
Bureau of Prisons FCI Dublin Deal: Oversight and Accountability
DUBLIN, CA – The federal Bureau of Prisons agreed to an unprecedented settlement over widespread reports of…
Private Healthcare or American Habits to Blame for Luigi Mangione’s Outrage against United Healthcare CEO?
WASHINGTON, DC – The assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has sparked recent public interest over…
REPORT: Disparities and Misuse of Local Jails
BOSTON, MA –Millions of people are booked into local jails annually, but detailed national data has historically…
1,539 People Receive Biden Presidential Pardons, Clemency
Vanguard News Desk Editor WASHINGTON, DC – The day before a Friday the 13th—a traditional day of…
LA County Probation Continues Operation of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, Despite Order to Close
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles County Probation Dept. Thursday confirmed plans to continue operation of…
Guest Commentary: Why the Fight for Racial Justice Is a Human Rights Issue
On International Human Rights Day, the ACLU is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end…
FCI Englewood Prison Camp, Other Federal Prisons Deactivated
DENVER, CO – The Federal Bureau of Prisons is deactivating a minimum security prison camp in Littleton,…
Student’s Vanguard: Death And Sickness Do Not Discriminate; American Bar Association Article Says They Are Not As Fair As We Think
All my life, I’ve believed that death and sickness do not discriminate. The logistics of these abstract…
San Joaquin Sheriff in Court Document Controversy Says Won’t Mind ‘Jailing’ Reporter
STOCKTON, CA – The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, wrote the Stockton Record, accessed confidential information and…
Sacramento Sanitation Worker Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit for $430,000
SACRAMENTO, CA– In a settlement announced earlier this month, the City of Sacramento agreed to pay $430,000…
California Senator Introduces Measure Meshing Prop 36 with Treatment Courts
SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) last week introduced Senate Bill 28 on…
Guest Commentary: Friendsgiving Brings Care to the Table
As the days get shorter, colder, darker, I can feel the weight of the holiday season. My…
Indiana Schedules 1st Execution in 15 Years, a Severely Mentally Ill ‘Volunteer’
WASHINGTON, DC – The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) has announced Indiana’s first execution in 15 years…
DOJ Finds Civil Rights Violations by Memphis Police
MEMPHIS, TN- The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the results of a nearly two-year civil rights…
Oakland City Council President Elected to Alameda County Board of Supervisors
OAKLAND, CA – Newly-elected Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas leads a “majority women and women of…
