Scientists Researching Why Police Car Stops of Blacks Escalate – Learn First 45 Words Count
By The Vanguard Staff BLACKBURG, VA – Scientists are studying police camera footage to understand why some…
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Alameda County Judge – Targeted by DA – Finally Approves Prosecution Motion to Drop Some Murder Charges
By Jonathan Lewis ALAMEDA, CA – Alameda County Superior Court Judge Mark McCannon granted a motion last…
Guest Commentary: NYPD Unit under Scrutiny, Is It Lashing Out in Response?
By Isabelle Leyva In May, New Yorkers took to the streets in the wake of the killing…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Ruinous to the Root
By Jose Delgado Once I became exposed to the industry of human warehousing, I was introduced to…
Los Angeles Secretive ‘Deputy Gangs’ Focus of Civil Trial, Provides Insight into Tattooed Law Enforcement Members
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A civil trial here this past couple of weeks…
Illegal Book Bans: Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, State Superintendent Thurmond Warn Against Book Bans Statewide
By Leslie Garcia SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter along with State Superintendent Tony…
Crime Journalists Provided ‘Youth Justice’ Insight in Columbia University Webinar
By Roni Ayalon NEW YORK, NY – Justice Lab at Columbia University and the Center for Just…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Race Is at the Root
By Jamel Walker In the information age, our society is voracious consumers of mass media There are…
California Assembly Approves ‘HOME Act’ to End ICE Grabbing Immigrants as They Are Released from State Custody
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Assembly this week approved, on a final…
REPORT: 2023 Amendments to New York Bail Reform Provides Judges More Discretion
By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY – The Data Collaborative for Justice provided a breakdown of recent…
Alameda County ‘Rocked’ by ‘Scandals’ in Late May – 3 Officers Charged by District Attorney
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County was “rocked by two scandals” this past week…
Sacramento County Grand Jury Calls Efforts to Resolve Area Homelessness ‘Endless Loop of Failure’ by Elected Leaders
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Grand Jury has issued…
NY County Defenders Call Out Another Death at Rikers
Special to the Vanguard Stan Germán, Executive Director at the New York County Defender Services on Wednesday…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The $500 Flashlight
By John L. Orr I awoke at about 5 a.m. in the dark confines of a b-man…
Former Progressive SF District Attorney Skips Politics This Time, to Lead UC Berkeley Law’s Criminal Law & Justice Center
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former Progressive San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said…
Appeal Continues for Decades-Old Murder Case – Maryland Supreme Court Delays Reinstating Adnan Syed’s Conviction and Sentence
By Cheyenne Galloway BALTIMORE, MD – The Supreme Court of Maryland agreed late last week to delay…
CA’s 9th Circuit Overturns Death Penalty, but Lets Conviction Remain in 1988 Murder Case against Former Russian Soldier
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Feds Say Jefferson Parish Deputies May Have Violated Law in Death of Autistic Teen
by Richard A. Webster, Verite ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: BOP Offers Higher ‘Degrees’
By Randall Morris FCI Seagoville is a low security federal facility located fifteen miles Southeast of downtown…
California Legislation to Protect Those Who Conduct Search for Abortion, Gender Affirming Care Receiving Big Support
By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill 793 nearly four months…
