ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief NEW YORK, NY – There has been a “significant…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Re-Imagine LA Releases Care First Analysis of County’s 2023-23 Budget, Calls It an ‘Over-Investment in Systems of Harm’
By Roni Ayalon LOS ANGELES, CA – Re-Imagine LA Coalition released its “Care First Budget Report” this…
Innocence Project Attorney Charges California Policy Surrounding Parole Poses Threat to Innocent Parole Candidates
By Cheyenne Galloway SAN DIEGO, CA – California Innocence Project staff attorney Claudia Salinas, in a San…
Governor Announces Dozens of California Appeals Court, Superior Court Judgeships
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – As the old saying goes, “It’s good…
ACLU Pushed Back Against Local Book Restrict Policy
Special to the Vanguard Ludlow, MA – Last week, the ACLU of Massachusetts called on the Ludlow…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Social Effects – The Problem with the Hierarchy of Crimes Philosophy
By F. Orlando Wells There is a great deal of focus currently on innovating rehabilitation programming and…
Los Angeles Dodgers Back Down after Backlash, Reinvite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night for Award
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Dodgers Monday announced—less than a week…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Invisible Me
by Hollie Garrett As I sit in this small cell the walls continue to close in on…
Attorney Ben Crump and Family of Rasheem Carter Critical of Investigation into Carter’s Death, and District Attorney Chris Hennis’ Statement
By Julie McCaffrey and Claire Hsu JACKSON, MS – Attorney Ben Crump and the family of missing…
Retired San Francisco Judge Blasts SF Mayor London Breed, SF DA Brooke Jenkins Over Record Drug Deaths
By Sunny Zhou SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This week, a retired San Francisco Superior Court Judge blasted…
Guest Commentary: This Week, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us Who They Really Are
Lawmakers are bending the democratic process and ignoring their constituents to push health care out of reach….
Looking Back: The Innocent Prisoner’s Dilemma
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Soliciting Pen Pals by Certain Inmates in Texas
By Brandon Rendon 2023 TX H.B. 607 “AN ACT relating to the Solicitation of Pen Pals by…
Former Richmond Cop in Trouble Again by Discharging Firearm in Oregon Bar; Originally Sentenced to Misdemeanor, Charge Upped to Felony for SF Case
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Phillip Sanchez, a former Richmond Police Sgt., was sentenced…
California Attorney General Won’t Pursue Charges against SF Cop Who Killed Unarmed Carjacking Suspect Keita O’Neil in 2017
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in a letter last…
Georgia Prosecutor Blows Whistle on Politicians Using Oversight to ‘Silence Voters’
By Rena Abdusalam SAVANNAH, GA – Republican leaders in Georgia have created legislation recently designed to inhibit…
Guest Commentary: Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box
In Pennsylvania and across the country, voters are electing candidates who offer solutions and hope, not fear…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: How Solitary Confinement Still Haunts Me
by Keri Blakinger As soon as I walked in the room, I burst out crying. The place…
Judge Tosses Gang Enhancements Under CA Racial Justice Act, Rules ‘Prosecutors…Targeted Black People’
By The Vanguard Staff MARTINEZ, CA – Gang charges against four men were dismissed Friday by Contra…
LA Dodgers Heavily Criticized for Uninviting ‘Queer Nuns’ to Pride Night – LGBT Center Charges Event Should Be Cancelled if Dodgers Don’t Change Mind
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The LGBT Center and other equality groups are strongly…
