VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Mule Creek State Prison Hosts First Baccalaureate Graduation
By Earl Breckenridge “If you’re free in your mind, walls can’t really contain that,” said Dr. Mary…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Black and Latino Drivers in Chicago Challenge Discriminatory and Invasive Traffic Stops
Special to the Vanguard Chicago, CA – Five Black and Latino Chicagoans subjected to repeated traffic stops…
Supreme Court Justices Strongly Object to SCOTUS Cop-Protecting Ruling
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown…
Alameda District Attorney Joins Interest Groups’ Call at CA Capitol for Gun Reforms
By Chris Lee SACRAMENTO, CA – Amid the rise of issues surrounding mental health and gun violence,…
Husband/Father of 3 Shot and Killed by Culver City Police Leads to Community Vigil against Police Violence
By Cheyenne Galloway CULVER CITY, CA – A community rallied together under the guidance of the Guillermo…
Looking Back: Sound the Alarm – Janet DiFiore Is a Fraud
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Second Chance
By Keone T. Wallace To my community, peers, and youth, Second Chance is designed to recognize the…
Thousands of Peace Officers Could Be Decertified under New California Law, Civil Rights Attorney Warns
By The Vanguard Staff SAN DIEGO, CA – California’s failure to “police those who police us only…
REPORT: Rise of Private Prisons U.S., Especially in Federal System, Still Increasing, Still Controversial
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The use of private prisons to house incarcerated people has increased…
Defense Lawyers for Man on Death Row Issue Censure of Prosecutors and Judge Following Recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ruling
By Claire Hsu AUSTIN, TX – The attorney for Rodney Reed and the Innocence Project last week…
Sacramento District Attorney Doesn’t Want to ‘Criminalize’ Unhoused but Begs City to Enforce Homeless Laws to Protect DA Employees
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Superior Courthouse is being…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Canteen Cartel
By D. Razor Babb On the first day of canteen in June the E Facility store at…
ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) strongly praised the still-controversial…
Disability Rights California, Other Organizations Announce Opposition to California Measure to ‘Modernize’ Ability of State to Involuntarily Detain People
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – Disability Rights California and other progressive organizations said this week they…
ACLU Joins Chorus Slamming SCOTUS Rulings Restricting Affirmative Action in Higher Education
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, among others, slammed the U.S. Supreme Court decision…
Guest Commentary: The Supreme Court Has Gone Fishing
By Marc Bookman It’s impossible to find the bottom these days. One outrageous story bleeds into another,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Love to All the Mothers (and Fathers) of the Movement
By Stanley Howard I’m sending the Open Letter from Dixon Correctional in Illinois to all the Mothers…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Vetoes GOP-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill without Explanation
By The Vanguard Staff TALLAHASSEE, FL – He didn’t say why officially, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Civil Rights Attorneys, Social Justice Organizations Respond to Findings from Sacramento Police Dept Audit, Calling SPD ‘Wrong’
Kellan Patterson, civil rights attorney (left) and criminal defense attorney Keith Staten (right) responding to an…
US Supreme Court Issues Decision Defining When Online Harassment Crosses Line into Criminal Conduct
By Stephen James and Fred Johnson The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday decided a closely…
