Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols
By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
ACLU Applauds Louisiana Governor’s Action for ‘Leading With Humanity’ in Decision to Urge Pardons Board to Reconsider Clemency Petitions for 56 Death Row Inmates
By Kristin Trent BATON ROUGE, LA – The ACLU Friday commended Gov. of Louisiana, John Bel…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Mpingo Uhuru
With the Bang of a Gavel By Mpingo Uhuru With the Bang of a Gavel… The life…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Knowing Your Neighbors with Hollie Garrett – The Story of Adnan
By Hollie Garrett Anyone who watches the news has heard about the conflict between the Israelis and…
Organizations Condemn Police Brutality in Kenosha, Call for Independent Investigation
Kenosha, WI – The ACLU of Wisconsin, All in Wisconsin, Leaders of Kenosha, and Black Leaders Organizing…
California Attorney General Applauds SCOTUS Block of $6 Billion Opioid Plan, Announces Arrest of Bay Area Doctor for Illegally Prescribing Opioids
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – A U.S. Supreme Court decision this week to temporarily block OxyContin maker Purdue…
Oklahoma Death Penalty Group Criticizes Another Anti-DP Group for ‘Attacks on Habeas Attorneys,’ Disavows Relationship
By The Vanguard OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) Friday…
Canadian Rapper Receives 10-Year Jail Sentence for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
By Madi Whittemore LOS ANGELES, CA – Canadian rapper Daystar Peterson (also known as Tory Lanez), was…
Working Together Toward Ending Street Homelessness and Tackling the City’s Affordable Housing Crisis
By the Vanguard “All San Francisco residents, no matter their housing status, deserve to live in a…
Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor
By Mark Dempsey The “Cruella de Vil” of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retirement recently….
Guest Commentary: Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap
From homeownership to income, systemic inequities perpetuate disparities in wealth. By Ricard Mimbela and Katie Duarte Systemic…
Homeless Union Files Motion Asking Court to Hold City of Sacramento in Contempt after City Staff, Police Drive Unhoused Away from City Hall, Violating Federal Order Multiple Times
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union Thursday asked a federal court…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Urban Nomad
By John Quintero The Donner ridge, now seen from here, cathedral’s porch: Her seductive cleavage beckoned…
California Attorney General Formally Apologizes for AG Involvement in Treatment of Japanese Americans During, After World War II
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week, in a public statement, issued…
Guest Commentary: Don’t Let the Math Distract You – Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice
Why civil rights advocates should be involved in policy conversations about automated decision-making. By Marissa Gerchick, Brandon…
Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat
By The Vanguard TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended yet another state prosecutor…
Sacramento County District Attorney Adds Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto to Growing Enemies List – Joining Unhoused, Whom He Wants to Jail and City of Sacramento, Which He Wants to Sue
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho in…
Texas: Rosa Jimenez Exonerated of Crime that Never Took Place
By Audrey Sawyer AUSTIN, TX – A wrongful conviction in Texas of Rosa Jimenez has been exonerated…
Sacramento District Attorney Urges City of Sacramento to Violate Federal Court Order to Stop Homeless Sweep – City Admits Unhoused Camps Cleared Despite Judge’s TRO
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County District Attorney is…
SF Public Defender’s Office Condemns Supervisor’s Plan to Re-Allocate Funding to Ineffective, Traumatizing Jail-Based Drug Treatment
By the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – In response to a suggestion by San Francisco Supervisor Matt…
