Will San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department REALLY Remodel the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center?
By Yana Singhal SAN BERNARDINO, CA- The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBSD) is “once again under…
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Sacramento County Writes $18,500 in Checks to Homeless After 2019 Eviction; 1 Plaintiff Arm Broken During ‘Sweep’
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – In yet another brutal sweep of the unhoused population by…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Death In Georgia Prisons Becoming The Acceptable Norm
By Jimmy Iakovos In 2022 there were forty suicides within Georgia’s oppressive prison system. Futility of effort,…
Student’s Vanguard: Doomsday Fish: A Marine Oracle Indicating Natural Disaster?
As per a news report by CBS News, an oarfish that is said to live in “waters…
Guards Respond to Peaceful Protests with Violent Raid, Charge ICD Detention Center Immigrants in Complaint
MCFARLAND, CA — On behalf of a group of detained immigrants who claim they were attacked by…
New Contempt Motion Alleges NY Corrections Falsified Refusal of Medical Treatment Forms, Violating Incarcerated Rights
NEW YORK, NY — The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services and Milbank LLP last week filed…
Guest Commentary: SOME SEMBLANCE OF JUSTICE FOR AJIKE OWENS
“Black preaching is, then, not exclusively about the emotions of style, whooping, changing keys, or exaggerated and…
California DOJ Won’t Recommend Filing of Charges in Police Killing of Man with BB Gun, But Suggests Covina Police Changes
OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Friday his office will not recommend charges be…
Assemblymember Alex Lee Explains CA Legislative Progressive Caucus Rejection of Proposed Proposition 36
SACRAMENTO, CA — Assemblymember Alex Lee last week explained why the California Legislative Progressive Cause opposes Proposition…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Living With Life and Death on Death Row
By Glen Cornwell Life on the row has several different flavors and circumstances, death being the bottom…
Three New York Times Videos Present Arguments Against Death Penalty, Highlight Role Of ‘Junk Science’ in Convictions
NEW YORK, NY – A trio of videos released by The New York Times provide three perspectives…
STUDY: Immediate and Long Lasting Harms Caused by Single Day in Jail – Social and Economic Impacts of Pretrial Detention
EASTHAMPTON, MASS – For the criminal legal system, pretrial detention is a form of assurance of court…
REPORT: Extreme Sentences for Youth and Emerging Adults Persist
WASHINGTON, DC — Thousands of youth and emerging adults being “left behind” despite a wave of reforms across…
Newsom signs Retail Crime Legislative Package into Law – Supporters of Prop 36 Think It Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Sacramento, CA – On Friday the LA Times published a poll that showed that a majority of…
Student’s Vanguard: Conversing With A Contrast: Wading Through the Water-Worn Ways of Delhi
Before leaving for the USA, I like to take multiple solo trips along the all-too-familiar roadways of…
Washington Post Report Uncovers Over 1,800 Cases of Widespread Child Sexual Abuse by U.S. Law Enforcement Officers
By Alessandra Jimena Soberanes WASHINGTON, DC — Hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers have been implicated in…
California Governor Announces Progress in Combating Retail Theft
SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced in a statement “progress” by the California…
The Sentencing Project’s New Report Refutes Public Assumption Youth Offending Increasing
WASHINGTON DC – “Youth Justice By the Numbers,” a new report released Thursday by The Sentencing Project,…
She’s Someone’s Daughter: How AOC Created a Domestic Violence Teachable Moment Exercise for Imprisoned Men Attending a Poetry Workshop
Though most indicators of violent crime in California have recently trended downward, intimate partner violence is on…
SF Court Dismisses 69 Misdemeanor Cases Due to Harmful, Avoidable, Years-Long Trial Backlog
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – On Thursday, the San Francisco Superior Court dismissed 69…
