U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court this week declined to hear Moore…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
STUDY: 1 in 3 U.S. Families Impacted by Court Debt – Legal Fees, Fines; Children Hit Hard
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – One in three U.S. families are being “directly” impacted…
New Report Presents Blueprint for Meaningful Probation and Parole Reform in Connecticut and Other States
By Kristin Trent, Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – The Prison Policy Initiative has released a report that…
Guest Commentary: Orange County DA’s Office Hostility to Women
By Robert J. Hansen Under Todd Spitzer, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has become a hostile…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Long Walk Home – Through the Eyes of Empathy
By Ricky Ortega Facing the death penalty, my jury trial began with testimony from the mother of…
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…
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…
