REPORT: Since 1980 Incarceration Rates of Women and Girls Increased More Than Men
By Belen Avelar WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project Monday released a report stating that between 1980…
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Mass Hunger Strike This Week Supports 84 Immigrants Held in Central Valley ICE Detention Centers
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – More than 100 people from more than 30…
New Mexico OKs Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to Former Felons
By Tommy Nguyen WASHINGTON, DC – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham late last week signed into…
Prison Policy Group Analyzes Unregulated and Exploitative Growth of Prison E-messaging Industry
By Michael McCutcheon and Ruby Hernandez NORTHAMPTON, MA – A new report authored by Mike Wessler and…
George Floyd Murder Fallout: Minneapolis Signs Deal to Revamp Policing
By The Vanguard Staff MINNEAPOLIS, MN – As a direct result of the policing in the city…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Three Reasons Why We Grow Plants in Prison
By Sean Neal It was almost 6 a.m. when I awoke to keys jingling in the door…
Police Stops Significantly Up: Highlights from 2022 NYC Stop, Question, & Frisk Data
By Perla Brito NEW YORK CITY, NY – Data Collaborative for Justice’s new research notes shows police…
UCLA Law Professor Discusses Qualified Immunity, Lack of Accountability by Police in Civil Courts
By Michael Apfel and Amy Berberyan PHILADELPHIA, PA – Professor Joanna Schwartz from the UCLA School of…
Detained Individuals Forced to Pause Hunger Strike
Special to the Vanguard BAKERSFIELD AND MCFARLAND, CA. – People detained at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing…
Looking Back: Albany Finally Passes Vital Anti-Prison Census Legislation
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
CA Supreme Court Rules State Failed to Disclose ‘Exculpatory’ Evidence in Manslaughter Trial
By Kaylee Pearlman LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Supreme Court this week ruled the state had…
Philly Court Upholds Traffic Justice Reform Measure to Reduce ‘Negative Interactions’ between Black Drivers, Police
By Elina Sadeghian PHILADELPHIA, PA – The First Common Pleas Court here this week dismissed a lawsuit…
‘Multifaceted and Systemic Nature of Crime’ Noted in COVID-19 Crime Rate Study by Scientific Group
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Law and…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project is a national organization that advocates for effective and humane responses to crime, seeking…
CA Measure to Address Massive Increase in Hate Crimes OK’d by Key Committee
By Destiny Gurrola SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation authored by CA State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana)…
Part Five: Tainted Trials, Tarnished Headlines, Stolen Justice
Death, Child Support and Attorney’s Fees in Silicon Valley Warning: This reporting contains traumatic events which possibly…
DOJ Charges San Jose Police Officer Exec Director with Illegal Drug Importing
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN JOSE, CA – The U.S. Dept. of Justice…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Death Penalty – Deterrent or Inhumane?
By Jamel Walker Communication 321: Interpersonal Communication One of the more controversial aspects of the US justice…
NY Lawmakers Opine, ‘Can’t Accept’ NY Governor’s ‘Proposal to Weaken Bail Reform’
By Perla Brito ALBANY, NY – New York State Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly member Latrice Walker…
ACLU Criticizes Biden Administration Over Plan for ‘Unfair, Unwise, Illegal’ Asylum Ban
By Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment this week,…
