Prison Politics: Incarcerated Black College Students Hailing from Traditionally Democratic Households Remain Critical of Kamala Harris
Four years ago, after Donald Trump debated Joe Biden, we convened a group of ten Black imprisoned…
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CA Supreme Court Splits on Claims Under California Racial Justice Act in 5-2 Death Penalty Affirmation
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty in a 5-2 vote…
Think Tank Report: While Crime Rates Decrease, Documentation Lags Behind
WASHINGTON DC —The Council on Criminal Justice, a non-partisan think tank, has released its midyear report, showcasing…
Black Lives Matter UK Charges Recent Attacks on People of Color Heightened by Far-Right Figures
UNITED KINGDOM – A statement by Black Lives Matter UK (#BlackLivesMatterUK on X) on Twitter/X this week…
Charges Dismissed against SF Black Crime Victim Wrongfully Charged and Jailed after MUNI Altercation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — “My client is not only innocent, he is the victim,” declared Deputy Public…
Death Penalty Conviction of Curtis Ervin Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
Oakland, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced on Wednesday, that the 1991 death penalty…
Sacramento Homeless Union Charges Former Ally Safe Ground ‘Turned Its Back’ on Camp Resolution Resident
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union ratcheted up the…
Harris’ VP Pick Tim Walz Key Choice by Criminal Justice Reform Advocates
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz is a significant choice for those invested in…
Tulsa Mayor Orders Commission on Reparations for 1921 Race Massacre
TULSA, OK – Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has ordered the creation of a 13-member commission to study…
Task Force Provides Jail Recommendations to Alameda County Board of Supervisors
OAKLAND, CA – The “Care First, Jails Last” task force Monday presented a list of 58 recommendations,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Testimony to Labor in the CA Carceral System
By CJ Black (C. Gozstyla) If we want to improve our society, then we need to take…
Lawsuit Claims Home Depot Fired 70-Year-Old Employee ‘Like Trash’ After Complaint About Age Discrimination
OAKLAND, CA – A 70-year-old Home Depot employee, Carleen Acevedo, was fired by Home Depot “after a…
Defense, Anti-Death Penalty Group Plead to Stop Execution of Brain-Damaged Oklahoma Death Row Accused
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Found “guilty of robbery and murder” of a convenience store owner named Kenneth…
Sacramento Homeless Union Asks Court for Relief after Longtime Homeless Advocate Terminates Lease at ‘Camp Resolution’
SACRAMENTO, CA – The battle to keep open “Camp Resolution,” a city of Sacramento-approved unhoused community members, has…
The Warden, His Slaver Business Partner, and the Kidnapped Inmates: Revisiting San Quentin Prison’s Racist Beginnings
California’s racist carceral roots run deep. In his State of the State message delivered in 1851, California’s…
New Report Charges Conditions at FCI Dublin ‘Unconscionable,’ Citing ‘System Wide Issues at BOP’
DUBLIN, CA – In a new report made public Friday by federal district court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…
Detained Individuals, Immigrant Advocates Condemn ICE Ending Free Legal Phone Calls
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its decision to end detainee’s free…
ACLU Claims Tennessee’s Bail Law Incites Controversy Regarding Wealth-Based Detention
MEMPHIS, TN — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced a lawsuit recently filed by legal advocates…
Jails in ‘Crisis’: Dead Bodies Pile Up in Sacramento County Jails – 5th Pretrial Death in Less Than 3 Months Sparks Calls for Independent Review
SACRAMENTO, CA – As the dead bodies of those housed in Sacramento County jails pile up—five in…
Open Letter to U.S. Senators Regarding Wellpath
By Malik & Gale Washington, Destination Freedom Media Group Wellpath, the largest for-profit prison health care company…
