Looking Back: New York State Must Strengthen Its DNA Access Laws
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Problem with Prop. 66
By Richard Tully Proposition 66 (Prop. 66) was touted to California voters to {a} speed up death…
New Jersey Bail Reform: Major Prison Population Praised but ACLU Charges ‘Racial Disparity’ Needs to Be Addressed
By Isabella Walker and Citlalli Florez NEWARK, NJ – The ACLU of New Jersey—which has argued State…
ACLU and Bread for the City File Suit against D.C. Government to Provide Mental Health Support during Mental Health 911 Emergency Calls
By Claire Hsu WASHINGTON, DC – The DC American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a non-profit advocacy group,…
Illinois Police Chief Put on Administrative Leave for Unspecified Reasons
By The Vanguard Staff CAMPTON HILLS, Ill. – The Campton Hills Police Chief reportedly is now on…
Oregon Law Requiring Consent to Record Public Officials Violates First Amendment, Federal Court Rules
By Stephen James and Fred Johnson In a significant decision benefiting reporters and citizen journalists, the Ninth…
Guest Commentary: OIG Report Reveals Urgent Need for Prison Oversight
By Daniel Landsman Last week, the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a detailed…
San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District…
ACLU NorCal: California’s Hidden History of Slavery and Racism
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Despite California’s unprecedented report announcing reparations for descendants of enslaved…
California Governor, AG and Texas Sheriff Urge U.S. Dept. of Justice to Investigate Fraudulent and Deceitful Transportation of Asylum Seekers
By Kristin Trent SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta and Bexar…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Family Tradition
by G. Rodríguez I sit here on this cold metal bunk, inside my concrete coffin, reminiscing on…
Homeless Union Contends Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge May Have Broken California Judicial Ethics, Disputes Judge Claim of Unhoused Crime Wave Near Courthouse
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Charging the Presiding Judge of Sacramento…
Investigating Wealthy Attorneys Like Thomas Girardi
K-Fed’s attorney got DUI in 2014, another attorney gets licensed with active restraining order by Robert J….
California Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction, Calls for New Sentencing Under Amended State Rules
By Ximena Cesa LOS ANGELES, CA – Andres Quinonez Reyes was originally convicted in trial of second…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Cold Truth
by Shayon Sledge Looking at my mom through the glass, my first tear falls. I can’t tell…
Guest Commentary: Ruling Gives Wisconsin Police Too Much Leeway to Conduct Searches
By Amanda Merkwae In June, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that police have a right to search a person…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Chelsie’s Tower
by Al Rice & Louis “Rick” Stevens In the summer of 1982, Louis “Rick” Stevens went on…
George Floyd Protestor Awarded $860K by Los Angles City after Police Shot Him
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A man shot by a projectile and badly wounded…
OK Attorney General Files Brief with SCOTUS Supporting Glossip Petition for Writ of Certiorari
By Madi W and Audrey S. OKLAHOMA CITY – Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma Attorney General, filed a brief…
Law Enforcement Use of ‘Excited Delirium’ Shields Them from Responsibility for Suspect Deaths, Reason Magazine Suggests
By Ximena Cesa LOS ANGELES, CA – Reason Magazine, a U.S. libertarian monthly, recently argued that as…
