California Appeals Court Reverses Conviction of San Joaquin County Man, Rules Police Didn’t Have Right to Search Vehicle Trunk
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – The California 3rd District Court of Appeal has on July 25…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Dirty Philly Cop’s Actions Lead to Court Agreeing to Free Man Convicted of Murder in 2016
By The Vanguard PHILADELPHIA, PA – A man convicted of homicide in 2016 was released from custody…
Friends, Mental Health Clinicians Testify to ‘Bizarre’ Behavior of Alleged Davis Serial Stabber in Competency Trial
WOODLAND, CA – The trial for determining the mental competency of Carlos Dominguez—allegedly responsible for the stabbing…
Guest Commentary: How Eviction Brands Renters with a Scarlet Letter
The enforcement of discriminatory policies is denying housing to Black women in Oak Park, Illinois. By…
LA Times Story Divulges Names of LAPD Cops Who Blew Up Neighborhood in Fireworks Detonation
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – About two years ago, a blast in South Los Angeles—a…
Opinion: Liberals As Wrong As Segregationists, Arguing President Can Defy SCOTUS
By The Vanguard WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent open letter, The Hill reports Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The People in Blue and the California Model
By Joan Parkin The success of Governor Newsom’s plans to reform San Quentin into the California Model…
Guest Commentary: Challenging Police Brutality in Louisiana
By Johanna Silver Police violence is a pervasive issue across the country that has led to harassment,…
California Senate OKs Constitutional Amendment to Officially Repeal Defunct 2008 Measure Banning Same-Sex Marriages
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – A proposed constitutional amendment to repeal a 2008 measure approved by…
Federal Judge Blocks Biden (Trump) Asylum Ban – for Now
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A host of pro-migrant groups, including the ACLU, hailed as…
DA Investigator Attempts to Discredit Key Evidence in Dev Case; Cross, However, Demonstrates Limited Investigation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Prosecutors on Monday attempted to attack key evidence…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: My Prison Experience
by Fausto Minor Sent to prison at the youthful age of 17, I came with a belief…
Mississippi AG Challenges Progressive DA Who Prosecuted Cop
By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MI – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asked a judge last week…
Arizona Law Banning Recording of Police Declared Unconstitutional
By Citlalli Florez PHOENIX, AZ – An Arizona law, which banned the filming of police, was blocked…
Stanislaus Judge Finds after Lengthy Proceeding Man Not Competent to Stand Trial
Modesto, CA – It was a battle of three court appointed experts—two of whom deemed a man…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Note on Leadership
by Christopher DeHuff At my first Parole Board hearing in August 2017, the subject of my involvement…
‘Famed’ Forensic Scientist Found Liable for Fabricating Evidence in Murder Case that Sent Men to Prison for Decades
By The Vanguard Staff HARTFORD, CT – A federal judge here last week found famed forensic scientist…
Heat, Floods, Pests, Disease, and Death: What Climate Change Means for People in Prison
By Isabella Walker and Audrey Sawyer NORTHHAMPTON, MASS – Extreme weather like heatwaves in states across the…
Jury Awards $13 Million to LAPD Officers Accused of Drawing Hitler Mustache on Arrestee
By Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – A jury awarded $13.1 million in damages July 12 to…
Sunday Commentary: Right Wing Media Sites Continue to Repeat Poor Analysis by Yolo DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In February, the Yolo County DA’s office released…
