California Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction, Calls for New Sentencing Under Amended State Rules
By Ximena Cesa LOS ANGELES, CA – Andres Quinonez Reyes was originally convicted in trial of second…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Cold Truth
by Shayon Sledge Looking at my mom through the glass, my first tear falls. I can’t tell…
Guest Commentary: Ruling Gives Wisconsin Police Too Much Leeway to Conduct Searches
By Amanda Merkwae In June, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that police have a right to search a person…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Chelsie’s Tower
by Al Rice & Louis “Rick” Stevens In the summer of 1982, Louis “Rick” Stevens went on…
George Floyd Protestor Awarded $860K by Los Angles City after Police Shot Him
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A man shot by a projectile and badly wounded…
OK Attorney General Files Brief with SCOTUS Supporting Glossip Petition for Writ of Certiorari
By Madi W and Audrey S. OKLAHOMA CITY – Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma Attorney General, filed a brief…
Law Enforcement Use of ‘Excited Delirium’ Shields Them from Responsibility for Suspect Deaths, Reason Magazine Suggests
By Ximena Cesa LOS ANGELES, CA – Reason Magazine, a U.S. libertarian monthly, recently argued that as…
Reparations Report: Housing Segregation and Separate and Unequal Education
Editor’s note: the following are excerpts from the Executive Summary of the California reparations report… Read the…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Illogic of Punishment
By Dymitr Haraszewski Do you believe in punishment? Most people do, of course, even cheering on the…
Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review…
California Criminal Justice Statistical Reports for 2022 Reveal Reforms Led to Decreased Crime Despite Misinformation; PAC Supports New Measure to End Police Shootings
By Ximena Cesa Also see: Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly…
Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing
By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes,…
Guest Commentary: The Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
by Jon McCray Jones A stipulation of the Shared Revenue Bill providing Milwaukee with much-needed funding would…
Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly 2 Californians Shot by Law Enforcement Daily, Most of Them Brown and Black
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – More than 600 people, or nearly…
Public Defenders Continue to Protest Court Backlog in San Francisco
By Yash Mishra Protest of Trial Backlogs in Front of San Francisco Hall of Justice – Photo…
Former Chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recounts Experience at OK Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Event before Gov Asked Him to Resign
By Citlalli Florez OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Synthetic Cannabinoids
By Navarro Phillips I am currently housed at Dixon C.C in Illinois. I want to bring attention…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Mule Creek State Prison Hosts First Baccalaureate Graduation
By Earl Breckenridge “If you’re free in your mind, walls can’t really contain that,” said Dr. Mary…
Black and Latino Drivers in Chicago Challenge Discriminatory and Invasive Traffic Stops
Special to the Vanguard Chicago, CA – Five Black and Latino Chicagoans subjected to repeated traffic stops…
Supreme Court Justices Strongly Object to SCOTUS Cop-Protecting Ruling
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown…
