PA Governor Continues Death Penalty Pause; Calls on General Assembly to Abolish the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Harrisburg, PA – On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that…
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Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Unnecessary Uses of Bench Warrants and Prevent Debtor’s Prison
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Bench warrants deepen existing racial and economic disparities in California…
Severely Mentally Ill Man on Texas Death Row Requests Clemency from Governor, Texas Board of Pardons and Parole
By Ivan Villegas AUSTIN, TX – Attorneys for Andre Thomas are requesting to have his sentence of…
LA TIMES OPINION: Republicans’ Ominous Strategy to Thwart Criminal Justice Reform and Democracy
By Paloma Sifuentes and Roni Ayalon LOS ANGELES, CA- In February, a federal court “took Florida Gov….
NAACP Declares Community Still in Fear in Wake of Buffalo Mass Shooter Life in Prison without Parole Sentence
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON – Payton Gendron, the 19- year-old white supremacist who killed 10 African Americans…
Legislation Introduced That Would Remove Involuntary Servitude from the State Constitution
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Lori Wilson hosted a press conference introducing…
Commentary: Why DA Reisig’s Zero Bail Study Is Flawed and Uncompelling
By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA – The Yolo County District Attorney’s office released an expanded study…
New Law Seals California Offender Records
By D. Razor Babb Most of California’s over 100,000 incarcerated criminal offenders will eventually be released. A…
Promotions in Philadelphia Police Force Questionable, Claims Inquirer Editorial Board
By Daphne Ho PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board this week penned a critical opinion…
NY Legal AID Society Asks Biden for Help in Returning Former Public Defender Incarcerated in Venezuela ‘Brutal Prison’
By Belen Avelar NEW YORK, NY – In a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, the attorney-in-chief…
Memphis Police Officer Facing Penalty Up to 10 Years in Prison for Abusing Power and Violently Assaulting Man
By Destiny Gurrola MEMPHIS, TN – Memphis Police Officer Armando Bustamante is facing up to 10 years…
St. Louis Man Freed After 30 Years; Attorney’s Fight to Change State Law Pays Off
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Last week Missouri carried through an execution…
ACLU Petition Challenging Trump/Biden ‘Temporary Protected Status’ Rule to be Reheard in 9th – Biden Administration Continues Trump TPS Attacks
By Kaylee Pearlman LOS ANGELES, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition for…
San Francisco DA Confirms Arrest in Connection to Synagogue Shooting
By Kimberly Torres SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced it has charged…
Los Angeles District Attorney Announces Police Sergeant Charged with Reckless Driving, Causing Serious Injury
By Belen Avelar LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Police Sergeant Ruby Aguirre was charged with reckless…
Law Prof Argues Pre-Execution Confinement Should Be Considered Detention, Not Punishment
By Sunny Zhou AUSTIN, TX – In a forthcoming Virginia Law Review paper “Suffering Before Execution,” University…
CA Assembly Bill will End Use of Police Canines Linked to Racism
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong SACRAMENTO, CA – In a press conference at the State Capitol Tuesday, Assemblymember Dr….
In Wake of Beating Death of Tyre Nichols, SB 50 Attempts to Limit Use of Minor Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Cities like Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco, not…
Commentary: Veteran Says System Is Broken
By Samuel E. Harris My name is Samuel E Harris and I am an incarcerated disabled veteran….
SF Banks Another $1.2 Million Designed to Reduce Jail Population and Benefit City’s Criminal Justice System
By Jonathan Lewis SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The MacArthur Foundation announced a $1.2 million grant to the…
