VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Dreaming Chin to Chest
By Holly Davidson Spinning around and around I’m spiraling fast into the ground Landing hard With no…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
California Attorney General Files Enforcement Action against Los Angeles County for Illegal and Unsafe Conditions at County’s Juvenile Halls
By Leslie Acevedo OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced the California Dept….
ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redemption Campaign” released a nationwide…
LA Times Opinion: Law Prof Argues Rather Than Gun Reform in Face of Mass Shootings, ‘Different Kind of Gun Revolution’ Underway in Trump Courts
By Destiny Gurrola LOS ANGELES, CA – The mass killings in Nashville have fueled the fire for…
Texas Governor Takes Aim at Cortese Bill after Vowing to Pardon a Man Convicted of Murdering a Protester
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week Governor Greg Abbott of Texas injected himself into a…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: California’s Mental Health Staffing Crisis
by Mark Daigre During the 1980s, the state of California — in an effort to improve mental…
Gun Violence Legislation Passes Key California Public Safety Committee – Focuses on Out-of-State Imports
By Michael McCutcheon SACRAMENTO – California Senate Bill 758, aimed at reducing gun violence by restricting out-of-state…
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Sues Rep. Jim Jordan for Interfering with Investigation, Prosecution of Donald Trump
By Paloma Sifuentes & Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Ohio Republican…
Guest Commentary: Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety
By Sam McCann If some lawmakers have their way, elected prosecutors who implement reforms will be answering…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Proposed Prisoner Pay Increase Research
By John L. Orr In December 2022 Inmate Advising Council (TAC) Warden’s meeting, a brief revelation from…
LA County District Attorney’s Office Among Those Supporting CA Immigrant Rights Act Legislation at State Capitol
By Roni Ayalon SACRAMENTO, CA – A coalition led by Assembly Member Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) and…
2 Whittier Police Detectives Charged with Assault for 2020 On-Duty Shooting that Left Unarmed Man Paralyzed
By Paloma Sifuentes WHITTIER, CA – Two former Whittier police detectives have been arrested and charged in…
Memphis Council Passes ‘Driving Equality’ Ordinance after the Death of Tyre Nichols
By Cheyenne Galloway MEMPHIS, TN – The Memphis City Council, calling it an effort to foster safer…
Silicon Valley Nonprofit Victim Shames over 50 Former Clients in Online Post
By Robert J. Hansen & Susan Bassi Complaints from 53 women alleging Los Altos-based nonprofit WomenSV…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Arts and Healing
by Marty Williams March 1 of this year marked Music Therapy Day, one of many special days…
Key California Assembly Committee Approves Measure to Stop ‘Double Punishment’ When ICE Snares Immigrants Immediately After Release from State Prison
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Assembly Public Safety Committee Tuesday approved 6-0 the…
Lawyer Charges Fulton County Holding People in Jail, Violating Georgia Right to Speedy Trial
By Belen Avelar ATLANTA, GA – A recent Twitter thread by lawyer Andrew Fleischman has brought attention…
TWITTER WAR: House Judiciary GOP Tweets Hearing about Manhattan DA’s ‘Pro-Crime’ Policy – DA Responds with Tweet Data Showing Opposite
By Belen Avelar WASHINGTON, DC – The House Judiciary Committee—per Twitter thread by the House Judiciary GOP—said…
Minnesota Police Officer Given Decade Ban in 3 Counties Following Police Mistreatment Lawsuit Surrounding George Floyd Protests
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Marisol Franco MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minneapolis Police Department union head and lieutenant…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Forever Prisoner
by Fred Munch The superior courts in California hand out life sentences like candy at Halloween. In…
