VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Long Walk Home – Into the Belly of the Beast
By Ricky A. Ortega Sentenced to life without parole at the age of 21, I was sent…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Coalition Announced Los Angeles County Jail Action Monday, Urging ‘Budget Justice, Decarceration, Jail Closure and Youth Justice’
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – The Re-Imagine LA Coalition, the Justice LA Coalition, and youth…
Alabama’s 30-Hour Rule Won’t Fix State’s Execution Problems, Charges ‘Just Mercy’ Author
By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL – The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of…
Maya Gives Exclusive Interview While in Hiding after She and Her Brother Sebastian Escape Allegedly Abusive Mother
Robert J. Hansen The Vanguard is only using first names of minor children and their family to…
ACLU Reaches Landmark Settlement in L.A. County Jails Case
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson approved an extraordinary…
Update on San Quentin: Water Restored to the Condemned Housing Unit Just After Midnight.
By Richard Valdez The familiar whooshing sound of the stainless steel institutional toilets could be heard again…
Judge Again Dismisses Fraternal Order of Police Suit over Police Misconduct Disclosures
By The Vanguard Staff PHILADELPHIA, PA – For the third time in the past five years, the…
New Report Outlines Detrimental Effects of Wildfires and Other Climate Emergencies on Prisons and Their Population
By Alphaeus Donatus Caston Bey LOS ANGELES, CA – A report released this week by the Ella…
Guest Commentary: The Fatal Flaw of Judicial Politics – How Outrage Around Brock Turner Led to Centuries of Extra Prison Time
Calls for harsher sentences disproportionately hurt Black and Brown people — not people convicted of sex crimes…
New Snitch Rule Requires Attorneys to Rat Out Friends and Foes
By Fred Johnson and Susan Bassi California’s Supreme Court has approved a new rule, commonly known as…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Citizen’s First Amendment Petition and Open Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom
By Crystal Pechnikova Though more often aligned with Republican politicians and their goals, my position as a…
Los Angeles District Attorney Files 2 Dozen Counts Against Recycling Plant, Owners Allegedly Responsible for Decades of Toxic Pollution Near School in Watts Community
By Kaveh Nasseri and Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – Felony charges were filed Wednesday by the…
Florida Supreme Court Rules Against State Attorney Suspended by Gov. DeSantis Because of Abortion Stand – Prosecutor Fires Back
By Rena Abdusalam TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – The Florida Supreme Court has ruled against State Attorney Andrew Warren…
Kassenoff Kids: Attorneys Stealing from Children in Family Court
Tainted Trials, Tarnished Headlines, Stolen Justice, Part Six – Minors Counsel Editors Note: Part Six of this…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Father’s Day Weekend on Death Row – San Quentin’s East Block Condemned Unit without Running Water Since Early Saturday Morning
By Richard Valdez (Editor’s note: the water was back on finally on Wednesday) The East Block Condemned…
Guest Commentary: Bring Back the Jury Trial
by Miriam Aroni Krinsky Plea bargaining is, in theory, intended to serve as an integral part of…
First-Ever ‘Climate Trial’ Ends in Montana; Plaintiffs Hope for Positive Ruling by Judge
By The Vanguard Staff HELENA, MT – The court here, in what is being billed as the…
Sacramento City Police Audit Finds Possible Constitutional Violations, Racial Bias
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – An audit by a Sacramento city task force found in…
Largest Homeless Study in Quarter Century Finds California Unhoused Mostly Products of ‘Cost of Housing’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The largest representative study of homelessness…
Community and Youth Group Rally against San Francisco Mayor’s Latest Budget Proposal, Smash Piggy Banks
By Citlalli Florez and Chris Lee SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco community and youth advocacy organizations…
