Family of Man Killed for Alleged Shoplifting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Walgreens, Security Company, Security Officer
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SAN FRANCISCO, CA – John Burris, a civil rights attorney representing the family of…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Sunday Commentary: No, San Francisco Can’t Shut Down Open-Air Drug Markets in 90 Days or Even a Year
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Those who do not learn from history…
Marin Grand Jury Slams Marin County District Attorney’s Office for ‘Unreasonable’ Case Backlog, Recommends Staff Increases, Treating Incarcerated Awaiting Only Trial (Majority) Better
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN RAFAEL, CA – The Marin County Civil Grand Jury…
Looking Back: The Multi-Faceted Human Costs of Wrongful Conviction
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: What’s Fair Is Fair
By Ronnie Shelton The world we wander upon, This planet of varied inequalities. Always rearing its ugly…
Innocence Project: After 33 Years of Being in Prison after Wrongful Conviction, Tyrone Day Exonerated
By Brinda Kalita and Leslie Garcia DALLAS, TX – One of the Innocence Project’s longest clients, Tyrone…
San Francisco District Attorney Allows Further Delays in Case against Sean Moore’s Killer, SFPD Officer Kenneth Cha
By Sunny Zhou SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Rising reported this past week the office of…
Justice Reform Groups Praise California Lawmakers for Rejecting Governor’s $360.6 Million Plan to Expand/Reorganize San Quentin State Prison
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Senate and Assembly Thursday—in what criminal justice…
Alameda DA Public Accountability Unit Levels Criminal Charges at Three Law Enforcement Officers
They Are Among the First Employees Charged by the New Alameda County Unit Special to the Vanguard Oakland…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Forever Prisoners
by Fred Munch The superior courts in California hand out life sentences like candy at Halloween. In…
Record $19 Million Settlement for Police Killing in Colorado Leads to Training Changes for Local and State Officers
By The Vanguard Staff CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, CO – A family here in Colorado announced a $19…
San Francisco County Jail First in Nation to Provide Totally Free Access to Content-Rich Tablet Computers for Incarcerated Population
By Audrey Sawyer SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A San Francisco Sheriff’s Office program that provides incarcerated individuals…
Man Exonerated After 33 Years in Prison for Wrongful Attempted Murder Conviction
By Sophia Barberini LOS ANGELES, CA – Daniel Saldaña’s exoneration was announced during a press conference Thursday…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Pathology of the SHU
by Ifoma Modibo Kambon (Daryel Burnett) Prison mirrors society, surrounded by a landscape of electrified barb wire…
California State Senate Approves Legislation to Allow Review of Older LWOP Cases to Consider Parole for ‘Elder’ Incarcerated
By Cheyenne Galloway SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Senate passed SB 94 Wednesday here at the…
Dublin Federal Prison Guard Arrested for Aggravated Sex Abuse of Female Inmates; Follows Arrest on Sex Charges of Prison’s Warden and Chaplain
By The Vanguard Staff DUBLIN, CA – A federal grand jury has returned a 12-count indictment against…
California State Prison Guard Arrested for Rape Involving 22+ Inmates
By The Vanguard Staff CHOWCHILLA, CA – At least 22 inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility…
Banko Brown’s Family to Sue, AG Agrees to Review Evidence in Deadly Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has repeatedly…
Inspector General Probe Concludes DC Park Police Erred in Attacking Media Covering George Floyd Protest in 2020
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, DC – Two of three “strikes” by two…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Governor Glenn Youngkin Violates the Division of Powers
By Darius F. Holloway I’m serving an active sentence of 23 years for two malicious woundings and…
