Project Free Write: Is Reincarnation Real?
By Michele Dalby As a little girl, I always wondered when family passed away, if I would…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Jail Surveillance Video Released by ACLU Shows Deputies Smashing Man’s Head into Concrete Wall
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A jail surveillance video caught an incarcerated man’s head…
Jurors Who Found Michael Tisius Should Be Executed Now Voice Change of Heart, with Execution Set Tuesday
By The Vanguard Staff HUNTSVILLE, MO – Murders described by the New York Times as “so brazen,…
Why Has the California State Bar Not Disciplined Anaheim Attorney Kenneth Catanzarite?
By Robert J. Hansen The State Bar of California Board of Trustees, at a meeting last month,…
Sacramento County Grand Jury Charges Jail Violating Federal Court Settlement, Inhumane to Incarcerated
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – The 2022-23 Sacramento County Grand jury –…
Looking Back: Sound the Alarm – Janet DiFiore Is a Fraud
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Causing Crime at the Expense of Society’s Safety
By James S. Kor How the failure of our criminal justice system is actually success to those…
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…
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…
