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…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
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…
New York Criminal Conviction Statistics Reveal Racial Inequality
By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY – The Data Collaborative For Justice analyzed New York State criminal…
Student Opinion: Looking at the Faces Behind our TV Screens
By: Ariana Ceballos Undoubtedly, the TV industry has played a huge role in many of our daily…
A Discussion on Elder Abuse in Davis
By Isabella Navarrette
Commentary: Video Release Does Not Quell Calls for Justice in Killing of Banko Brown
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Nearly a year ago, San Francisco voters,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Marginalized Privilege – An Incarcerated Trans Woman’s Academic Journey
By C.S. Bryson The quiet shuffle of students’ shoes down a linoleum hallway is a common sound…
Guest Commentary: Malcolm X Would Call Biden a ‘Pretender Public Defender’
by Stephen Cooper Editor’s note: Malcolm X was born 98 years ago on May 19, 1925 Malcolm…
Progressive Prosecutor Rollins Resigns as Massachusetts U.S. Attorney After Being Charged with Misconduct by DOJ
By The Vanguard Staff BOSTON, MA – Rachael Rollins, a progressive prosecutor appointed by President Joe Biden…
Walgreens San Francisco’s Bad Few Weeks – Security Guard Kills Trans Organizer, Now City Announces $230 Million Opioid Settlement
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Walgreens is having a bad few weeks – the…
Racist, Discriminatory Lending Class Action Suit Filed against Wells Fargo by Civil Rights Lawyers
By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A team of attorneys and former San Francisco Mayor Willie…
ACLU Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decisions Protecting Digital Free Speech
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday applauded the unanimous decisions by…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Advice from the Most Trusted Man in America – ‘The ION Principle’
by D. Razor Babb Every year network brass and broadcast elite gather on Miami Beach for an…
Prosecutor Discipline Reform Group Releases Videos from Law Prof and Wrongfully Convicted to Punctuate Recent Prosecutorial Misconduct in California Report
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – A man wrongly convicted because of alleged…
Racial and Gender Disparities in ‘21 California Police Stops Report: Black People Stopped at Higher Rate, ‘Hispanics’ Stopped More Often
By Cheyenne Galloway BERKELY, CA – Steven Raphael, a co-author of “By the Numbers,” produced by the…
REPORT: Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Youth Incarceration and Sentencing Persist Despite Overall Youth Offending Decrease
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – A recent report, “Youth Justice By The Numbers,” shows a sharp…
Los Angeles Superior Court Grants Injunction to End Money Bail for Low-Level, Non-Violent Offenses in LA County Jail
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – People arrested in low-level, non-violent offenses will not be…
