NYCLU Urges Columbia University to Rectify Unlawful Student Group Suspension or Face Lawsuit
By Xinhui Lin NEW YORK, NY – In an official statement, the New York Civil Liberties Union…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Gascón Announces Exonerations of Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder in Los Angeles
The men were convicted of killing a man in May 2003 in a Los Angeles neighborhood and…
Guest Commentary: Upholding Truth – Battling Deception in Legal Proceedings
By Judi Atwood Last week in Colorado, amid the sensational news of an attorney disrobing at a…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Global Ideology Behind Prisoner Conscription
By Scott Culp The labor-intensive aspect of the current war between Ukraine and Russia has the latter…
California Senate Leaders Unveil Bipartisan Legislative Package Attacking Fentanyl Crisis, Retail Crime
By Jenna Tooley SACRAMENTO, CA – Senate President Pro-Tem Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), alongside a bipartisan coalition…
Defenders of Justice Urges Votes for Non-Prosecutors for Los Angeles Judge Seats
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A group here continues to try to convince voters…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Politics and Justice Don’t Mesh
by Sonja Rhody I hate politics! And what I hate more than politics is California politics. As…
Sacramento Mayor Accused of Breaking California’s Brown Act, ‘Censoring’ Speakers after ‘Unilaterally’ Tabling Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – City of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg broke the law and…
U.S District Court Northern District of California Rejects Trump Administration’s Efforts to Obscure Evidence Regarding Zero Tolerance Policy
By Melinda Kukaj SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. government’s efforts to obscure critical evidence from the…
Day One Dominguez Preliminary Hearing – State Won’t Seek Death
By Bryan Miller WOODLAND, CA – Accused Davis stabbing suspect Carlos Dominguez appeared for the first day…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Scheduled Execution by Texas Sparks Controversy Amid Allegations of Wrongful Conviction
By Jenna Tooley LIVINGSTON, TX – The scheduled execution of Ivan Cantu Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in…
Report Reveals Transgender Experiences in Prison and Calls for Policy Change
By Yana Singhal NEW YORK, NY – The Vera Institute of Justice and the Black and Pink…
COURT WATCH: Preliminary Hearing – Witness Testimony Contradicts Accused’s Charges
By Vy Tran LOS ANGELES, CA — A preliminary hearing last week in Los Angeles County Superior…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Bourne’s Arguments about Transgender in Prisons Not Supported by Available Data
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor For the past several days, the Vanguard has run a series…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Prison Policy Initiative Reports: The Three Cs of Jail Construction Arguments – Capacity, Contemporary, and Compassion
By Julie McCaffrey EASTHAMPTON, MA – The three arguments most commonly used to justify building or renovating…
Report: Privatization of U.S. Prisons Problem for At-Risk Communities, People
By Kyndall Dowell and Karime Montano WASHINGTON, DC – Kristen M. Budd, an academic research analyst in…
California Legislative Analyst’s Office Endorses Closure of Five More State Prisons
By Rena Abdusalam and Estrella Torres SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), a nonpartisan…
Gender Bias Pervades Death Penalty Case – Advocates Urge SCOTUS Review
Special to the Vanguard In 2004, Brenda Andrew was sentenced to death, despite troubling gender bias shown…