VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Black Lives Matter Behind Bars
By Stanley Howard After meticulously ransacking the cell – going through absolutely everything, and leaving it looking…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
$45 Million Settlement in Police Misconduct Case Announced in Connecticut – Largest Ever of Its Kind
By The Vanguard Staff NEW HAVEN, CT – Taxpayers here will foot the $45 million settlement –…
Expansion of Pell Grant Could Broaden Education Opportunities for Incarcerated People, but with Some Exceptions
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – Incarcerated people may be eligible for a federal Pell Grant to…
Early Intervention by Public Defenders Offers Improved Outcomes for Clients, California Policy Lab Study Found
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Clara, CA – Last week the California Policy Lab in…
LA Councilmember Charged with Pay-to-Play Scheme
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price was charged on Tuesday…
Vanguard Calls for Nominations and Sponsors for Its October 19 Gala
On October 19, 2023, at 6 pm at The Bank in Sacramento, the Vanguard News Group will…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Unbelievable Innocence
By Asia Foster I wholeheartedly believed that my life was over at twenty-one. Growing up, I was…
Judge Charges Worsening Conditions at New York’s Rikers Island Jail Could Mean Federal Takeover
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK CITY, NY – A federal takeover of New York City’s Rikers…
Guest Commentary: Core First Amendment Rights Are Implicated in This Supreme Court Case about True Threats
The outcome of a case before the Supreme Court could have grave implications for protest, advocacy, and…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: THE LONG WALK HOME – A World Without Roses
By Ricky Ortega I took my last breath of freedom on January 10, 1981, at the age…
‘First of Its Kind’ Trial Pits Young Environmental Plaintiffs against Fossil Fuel Pursued by State of Montana
By The Vanguard Staff HELENA, MO – In a trial starting Monday, 16 young plaintiffs, in a…
Appeals Court Gives Life to San Francisco Public Defender Claim SF Courts Denying Speedy Trial Rights to More than 1,000 People
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A California appeals court late last week said San…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Bail Reduction Despite Defense Concerns about Financial Stability
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong MODESTO, CA – During a bail review hearing last Friday in Stanislaus County Superior…
Uncovering Unseen Evidence: Scott Dyleski’s Life Sentence for the Murder of Pamela Vitale
Scott Dyleski was sentenced to life without parole in September 2006 for the murder of Lafayette resident…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Reforming the Criminal Justice System
by William Proctor On the 13th day of March 2019, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, enacted…
NY Traffic Cop Blows Whistle on ‘Get-out-of-Jail-Free’ Courtesy Cards, Sues after Superiors Retaliate
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – A New York Police Dept. cop, according to the…
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ends Nonunanimous Jury Convictions, Vestige of Post Civil War ‘Jim Crow’ Era Designed to Make Conviction of Blacks Easier
By The Vanguard Staff NEW ORLEANS, LA – Evangelisto Ramos was free here after a 2020 “landmark…
Civil Rights Lawyer Still in Jail for Recording Traffic Stop by Cops She’s Already Suing
By The Vanguard JACKSON, MS – A Mississippi civil rights lawyer was arrested Saturday after filming a…
Sacramento County Grand Jury Once Again Targets Homeless Failures by Sacramento County ‘Leaders’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – For the second time in a month,…
Unabomber’s Prison Letters with Journalist Shed Light on America’s First Eco-Terrorist
By Susan Bassi and Fred Johnson Following the recent news of Ted Kaczynski’s death at the age…
