Family of Man Killed by Security Guard After Giants Game in Downtown San Francisco Sue Security Firm
By Yana Singhal SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The family of Ryan Pincus, killed in August 2023 at…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
The NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them
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Medical Debt Behind Bars: New Report Examines the Impact of Medical Debt on Incarcerated People
Advocates Recommend Eliminating Fees for Medical Care in Prisons and Jails and Ending the Collection of Carceral…
Lawsuit Claims California Prisons Unlawfully Withheld ‘Gate Money’ from More Than 1 Million Formerly Incarcerated
BERKELEY, CA – UC Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center and Edelson PC, a law firm specializing…
Governor Signs ‘Smash and Grab’ Bill – Pushing Stronger Felony Sentences For Large-Scale Theft
Sacramento, CA – On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed the final bill to complete California’s landmark legislative package…
Dark Gardening: Deconstructing Independent Carceral Journalism Using Gwendolyn Brooks’ Poem “To Prisoners”
She’d already been gone over a month by the time the August edition of All Of Us…
Independent Journalist Sentenced to 14 Days in Jail After Covering Far Right Riot in Oregon
OREGON CITY, OR– Clackamas County Circuit Judge this week sentenced independent journalist Alissa Azar to 14 days…
Election Prep Op-Ed: A Re-Examination of Immigration Statistics – Immigrants Commit Less Crime
WASHINGTON, DC – In preparation for the 2024 election cycle, The Hill published an article this past…
Fair and Just Prosecution Criticizes Dehumanizing Debate Rhetoric on Immigrants and Crime
In response to statements made by former President Donald Trump, Fair and Just Prosecution Acting Co-Executive Director…
Guest Commentary: Crisis of In-Custody Deaths at Sacramento County Jail
Inadequate Observation and Monitoring Are Killing Our Community Members By Malik and Gale Washington This is a…
SF Jury Acquits Man Acting in Self Defense after Stranger Burst into Apartment, Returned Later with Alleged Weapon
Vanguard Desk Editor SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man accused of assault and other felonies was acquitted…
1st Amendment Group Objects to Government Officials Preventing Journalists from Covering California Homeless Encampment Sweeps
By Melinda Kukaj SAN RAFAEL, CA – Homelessness is one the biggest issues California is facing, according…
Keeping Tally: Imprisoned Citizen Journalist Ruminations on the Impact of the Arts and Humanities within the Carceral State
Be it handball, cards, or dominoes, “keeping tally” is one of those everyday prison parlance references you’ll…
Sacramento County Taxpayers Cough Up $217,000 after Deputy Attacks Man
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy who kicked and hit a…
ACLU Takes ‘Big Breath of Relief’ As California Legislature Rejects Facial Recognition Bill
By Andrea Bernal SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislature’s recent rejection of Assembly Bill 1814 that “would…
Guest Commentary: Our Children Deserve Better
By Elena D. Riveria On September 5, 2024, at the “Rally for Action to Protect Children and…
UC Santa Cruz Sued for Unlawful Campus Bans and Response to Student-Led Anti-War Protests
SANTA CRUZ, CA – The ACLU Foundation of Northern California, the Center for Protest Law & Litigation,…
Elk Grove Resident Charged by DOJ as Leader of ‘Transnational’ White Supremacist Group Targeting Black, Jewish, Immigrant, LGBT, ‘Race Traitors’
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief ELK GROVE, CA – The U.S. Dept. of Justice Monday announced the charging…
Student’s Vanguard: The Wallowing Whims of a Window Seat
There is something immensely intriguing about the window seat. Logistically, it enables an individual to stay away…
Formerly Incarcerated Women Share Their Experience of Sexual Assault and Retaliation at FCI-Dublin
Decades of allegations of sexual abuse at the women’s prison at FCI-Dublin led to the stunning decision…