Two UC Davis-Connected Jurists – Cantil-Sakauye and Reynoso – Have California Courthouses Named for Them
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Two new California courthouses are being named after jurists with…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
NEW DATA: Count of Youth in Confinement Fell Again in 2021
By Kapish Kalita WASHINGTON, DC – Recent information released by the U.S. Dept. of Justice reveals the…
Report to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty Released by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced the…
Guest Commentary: RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message
The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent. by Christopher E….
Internal Los Angeles Police Report Finds Officers Misusing Body Cameras More than LAPD Admitted
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – An internal Los Angeles Police Dept. report has found a…
San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle this week,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Anxiety Factor – Correctional Officer Stress & Mental Health
By D. Razor Babb Researchers have only begun to examine the psychological effects and pressures of working…
COURT WATCH: Judge Won’t Reduce Bail, Cites ‘No Change of Circumstances’ Even When Man ‘Evicted,’ Forced to Move Out
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A man accused of multiple (five) cases of driving under the…
Prominent Attorney: California State Bar Goes after Little Fish, Lets Big Fish Swim Away; Former Admin Law Judge Charges Bar May Be ‘Corrupt’
By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES – A nonprofit for California State Bar oversight, and Jay Edelson—an…
ACLU Records Show U.S. Marshals Resisting Biden’s Order to End Private Prison Contracts
By Madi Whittemore NEW YORK, NY – Records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reveal…
Manhattan District Attorney Bragg Announces Return of Nearly $10 Million in Nazi Stolen Art from Holocaust Victim
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – Seven artworks—worth nearly $10 million and stolen by the…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Uncaged Writer
By D. Razor Babb I was hidden in a secluded corner of the gym, enjoying the momentary…
Sacramento County District Attorney Sues City of Sacramento – Homeless Warn They Won’t be ‘Pawns’ in Legal Wranglings
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – City and county political power brokers…
Pretrial Fairness Act Ends Cash Bail in Illinois
By Avery Redula and Kaveh Nasseri CHICAGO, IL – Illinois became the first state to eliminate the…
Florida Leaders Demand Reversal of Governor’s Wrongful Suspension of State Attorney
By Annie Rudolph and Madi Whittemore TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Rob DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Memories That Change Perspective – A Day at Great America
By F. Orlando Wells I’ve spent a great deal of my life looking at so many negative…
WATCHDOG REPORT: University of California at Davis, Repeated USDA Offender, Admits Illegally ‘Cooking Monkey to Death’
By Kristin Trent DAVIS, CA – A national watchdog report sent to federal regulators reveals the University…
Cook County Anticipates New Pretrial Fairness Act
By Claire Hsu CHICAGO, IL – Cook County last week issued a press release in anticipation of…
Prosecutorial Reform Group ITCHY in California Campaign Releases Another Video of Wrongfully Convicted Man
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Another video statement targeting “wrongful convictions and lack of discipline”…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Fostering Trust
By F. Orlando Wells The philosophy and culture of prison in California is steadily changing, some might…