Leaked Documents Show Alameda DA Price Planning to Reduce Reliance on Sentencing Enhancements
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – An internal and interim memo from Alameda DA…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
ACLU Warns School District to Host After School Satan Club at District Facilities
By Michael McCutcheon HELLERTOWN, PA – The ACLU of Pennsylvania last week sent a letter warning the…
REPORT: New Jersey Bail Reform ‘National Model’ for Community Safety
By Ramneet Singh HOUSTON, TX – The philanthropy Arnold Ventures LLC has produced a report noting there…
LA Times Editorial Board Argues Wrongful Convictions ‘Stain’ on Justice System
By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has found Maurice Hastings…
Merced Trial over ‘Rescue’ of Slaughterhouse-Bound Chickens Features ‘Baywatch’ Star as Accused, and Maybe Other Hollywood Actors
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MERCED, CA – A trial slated to start here…
ACLU Reprimands Houston School District for Discriminatory Treatment Towards Girls’ Sports Team, Black Student Athlete
By Sunny Zhou HOUSTON, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas this…
Looking Back: Innocence Commissions Needed to Correct Wrongful Convictions
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Commentary: My Life Outside
By Holly Davidson My life outside, before prison, was a sad routine of struggle. Every waking moment…
Tennessee Legislator Suggests ‘Hanging by Tree’ As Execution Method to ‘Speed Up Process’ as Favor to Death Row Prisoners
By Sunny Zhou NASHVILLE, TN – When the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee last week discussed a…
CA Governor Releases Details of His 2022 Judicial Appointments
By Paloma Sifuentes SACRAMENTO, CA – CA Gov. Gavin Newsom has released the 2022 Judicial Applicant and…
Death Rates on Rikers Island Raises Concerns about Incarcerated Prisoners, Particularly Black and Brown
By Daphne Ho NEW YORK, NY – “Even as the population of New York City jails declined…
Georgia Senator Questions AG Garland Regarding Failures of DOJ to Accurately Report Prison Deaths
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WASHINGTON, DC. – During a Senate Judiciary Committee Department of Justice oversight hearing this…
California Lawmakers Told Treatment, Not Punishment, Will End Fentanyl Crisis
By Leslie Acevedo SAN FRANCISCO, CA – California lawmakers heard testimony urging treatment, not punishment, should be…
Report Documents Devastating Findings Regarding Female Incarceration in USA and Role of COVID-19 Pandemic
By Gracy Joslin EASTHAMPTON, MA – “Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023”—a report by the Prison…
Building a Foundation in the Humanities
By Brian Warner Self-help correspondence courses such as those offered by PREP, Partnership for Re-Entry Program, are…
Report: Harmful Legislation Devised for Potentially Unfounded Concern over Shoplifting
By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY – A recent report by The Marshall Project expanded on the…
Writer Argues New York’s Bail Reform Success Story after Removal of Cash Bail
By Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY – Peter Mayer, a writer for FWD.us, notes New York’s bail reform law…
Columnist Notes Rare Victory, Supreme Court Gives Death Row Inmate Chance to Spend Rest of Life in Jail
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, DC – John Montenegro Cruz, an inmate of Arizona’s death row, was granted…
Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong EASTHAMPTON, MA – Writing for the Prison Policy Initiative, Emma Williams, a consultant at…
45 San Francisco Organizations Send Letter Pleading to Maintain City’s Sanctuary Status
By Michael McCutcheon SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Forty-five various civil rights, faith, and community groups signed a…
