Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California
By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA: The Vera Institute of Justice launched a new data pub providing…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
‘Economist’ Opinion: Potential Benefits of Cocaine Legalization Domestically and in the Western Hemisphere
By Ramneet Singh LONDON, England – The Economist wrote this week that legalizing cocaine would allow for…
Sentencing Law and Policy: Encouraging Big-City Homicide Trends Continuing into 2023
By Perla Brito COLUMBUS, OH – In law Professor Douglas A. Berman’s most recent blog post, he…
Prison Policy Initiative Report Shows U.S. Mass Incarceration Post-Pandemic
By Leslie Acevedo NORTHAMPTON, MA – Prison Policy Initiative published a flagship report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole…
New York District Attorney’s Opioid Crisis Proposed Solutions Ineffective, According to Justice Not Fear Group
By Jariah Moore SUFFOLK, NY – Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s proposed solutions here to the…
Three Black Leaders Speak Out in CNN Opinion Piece about Black Traffic Stops by Police
By Kimberly Torres ATLANTA, GA – Three Black leaders offer their solution to decrease police brutality against…
Jury Finds Baywatch Actress and Bay Advocate Not Guilty of Theft for Rescuing Injured Chickens from Outside Foster Farms Slaughterhouse
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MERCED, CA – A Central Valley jury here in Merced…
Tainted Trials, Tarnished Headlines, Stolen Justice – Part Four
Part Four: Nonprofit and First Republic Bank Help Hide Money from Silicon Valley Ex-Husbands This is part…
California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA – Thousands of people who are eligible for release…
KTVU REPORTS: Undocumented Women Who Blew Whistle on Sex Abuse at Dublin Federal Prison Now Being Deported
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – After sharing their stories with officials of…
Appeals Court Agrees to Expedite Appeal of Prosecutor Fired by Florida Gov. DeSantis Because of Opposition to Abortion Ban
By Roni Ayalon TAMPA FL – The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to speed up…
ACLU Claims ‘Americans Turning Away’ from Death Penalty After Life Sentence for ‘Bike Path Killer’ Sayfullo Saipov
By Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY – Noting “the jury deciding the fate of Sayfullo Saipov has…
Letter: Public Defender OPPOSITION to Approving $27MM Supplemental for SFPD
By Brian Cox Dear Budget and Appropriations Committee Members: Today, you will vote on whether to take…
Advocates Call for Bureau of Prisons to Ditch Proposal to Allow Seizing Prison Wages, Family Support
By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC – National Consumer Law, the Prison Policy Initiative and Equal Justice Works…
California Attorney General Publishes Comment Letter for Increased Protection Standards in Juvenile Detention
By Daphne Ho SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Attorney General this week promised to be more attentive…
Man Released After 34 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated Following Eyewitness Misidentification
By Belen Avelar FT LAUDERDALE, FL – After an intensive two-and-a-half-year collaborative investigation with the Innocence Project…
Former Chair of Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board to Speak at OK Coalition to Abolish Death Penalty Event
By Vaiva Utaraite OKLAHOMA CITY – Adam Luck, a former chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole…
Guest Commentary: COVID-19 Is Not Over for People Who Are Incarcerated
Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster. By Nancy Rosenbloom The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, especially not…
Commentary: No One Should Go Through These Things
By David C This serves as a report of an incident that I witnessed on December 29,…
Brooklyn DA Office Clears Sheldon Thomas After Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for More Than 18 Years
By Julie McCaffrey BROOKLYN, NY – Sheldon Thomas, who spent more than 18 years behind bars because…
