Increase in ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ Shootings Leads to Questions about ‘Stand your Ground’ Laws and Gun Control
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – In one week last month, within days of each other, the…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Bipartisan Congressional Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight, Security Introduced
By Caleigh Carlisle WASHINGTON, DC ‒ U.S. Senator John Ossoff (D-GA) has announced he has introduced bipartisan…
Unpunished Prosecutorial Misconduct in California Focus of Major Report by Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – A comprehensive, 43-page report released here Tuesday…
Four Counties Chosen to Join Movement to End Girls’ Incarceration in California
By Vaiva Utaraite SACRAMENTO, CA – After a competitive process, Los Angeles, Imperial, San Diego and Sacramento…
Silicon Valley Insiders and Stanford Law Professor Influence on Election to Recall Judge Persky
By Robert J. Hansen & Susan Bassi Stanford University professor Michele Dauber and Santa Clara County Court…
Reporter Files Federal Lawsuit Against City of Antioch; Lawyers Suggest Police Attack Example of ‘Systemic Cancer’ in Antioch Police Dept.
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau ANTIOCH, CA – A reporter with Pacifica-funded radio station KPFA…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Students at Mule Creek State Prison Participate in Social Work Internships
By Jacob Galo Robles Students on Facility E at the Mule Creek State Prison are preparing to…
Litigation Victory Signals End to California Courts’ Illegal Late Fees That Penalized Poverty for Profit – $550 Million to $1 Billion Erased
By Rena Abdusalam SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco…
New Report Finds Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Conviction Can Improve Public Safety
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – “Increasing Public Safety by Restoring Voting Rights,” released by the Sentencing…
Abortion Bans Blocked in Conservative States – Pitched Battles Continue
By Julie McCaffrey NEBRASKA AND SOUTH CAROLINA – Abortion bans in Nebraska and South Carolina failed to…
Guest Commentary: The State Bar of California is More Concerned with Being Right than Doing Right
The State Bar of California is More Concerned with Being Right than Doing Right: Why Corruption Identified…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Mental Health in California Prisons – Understaffed and Overwhelmed
by C.S. Bryson In March of this year, a rally was held at the California state capitol…
ACLU Denounces Censure of Transgender Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr
By Sunny Zhou HELENA, MT – This past week, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU…
Alameda District Attorney Cites ‘Horrific Gun Violence’ in Announcing Charges Against Man Accused of Violent Murder Spree
By Vaiva Utaraite OAKLAND, CA – Antonio Lamont Powell, originally from Oregon, was charged with two counts…
President Biden Commutes Sentences of 31 Non-Violent Drug Offenders During ‘Second Chance Month’
By Jonathan Lewis WASHINGTON, DC – The White House Briefing Room released a statement last Friday addressing…
Family of SF Police Shooting Victim Pleads with SF District Attorney to Proceed with Homicide Case
By Michael McCutcheon SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The family of Sean Moore, an unarmed Black man killed…
NY Corrections Captain Sentenced to Jail for ‘Negligent Homicide’ in Death of Prisoner
By Hailey Cairns and Cynthia Hoang-Duong MANHATTAN, NY — In New York’s first-ever criminal case involving a…
Guest Commentary: National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation
U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement. By Collette…
Looking Back: We Must Have a Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Police Lying to Stop Wrongful Conviction
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The First O.J. Book
by Bev Abbad I got the idea for an O.J. Simpson book long before all the others…
