Human Rights Groups Dealt Another Blow By Supreme Court on Title 42
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a blow to human rights groups who…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Two Missouri Lawmakers Argue against State-Sanctioned Execution
By Jack Sandmeyer WASHINGTON, DC. – Congressional members Cori Bush (MO-01) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) sent…
New Data: Police Use of Force Rising for Black, Female, Older People
By Perla Brito and Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Dept of Justice’s Bureau of Justice…
Third Sacramento State Prison Guard Charged in Cases Involving Death of Incarcerated Man in 2016
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A federal indictment this week charges CA State Prison, Sacramento…
Judge Yew Makes False Claims That Secret Meetings for Santa Clara Insiders Were Public
By Robert J Hansen Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Erica Yew seemed to falsely state that the…
Excerpt of Tears of Blood: Salvation
by Ronnie Shelton From 100 years to life sentence, I would do over 30 years throughout California…
Multi-State Coalition of Attorneys General, Including CA’s Rob Bonta, File Brief Criticizing Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law
By Leslie Acevedo OAKLAND, CA – Just two days before Christmas, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined…
NY Cops Refused to Check Ring Video, Arrest Nurse Anyway – Charges Tossed, Nurse Sues, Claims If She Were White, She May Have Escaped Arrest
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK CITY, NY – A registered nurse here claims in a federal…
FINDINGS: Promise of Reduction of NYC Rikers Island Population Unfulfilled, Especially for Black Incarcerated
By Audrey Sawyer NEW YORK CITY, NY – New legislation was passed by New York state legislators…
Guest Submission: True Fictional Story, Washington State Patrol Net Nanny
By Linda Jordan Editor’s note: From the author: “This is fictional but is based 100% in fact….
Free Phone Calls for California Prisoners
By Bev Abbad As of January 1, 2023, phone calls from California prisoners are free. The Keep…
TASK FORCE: Long U.S. Prison Terms Resemble Those in Developing Countries
By Taylor Smith and Audrey Sawyer NEW YORK CITY, NY – A task force of the Council…
BAH HUMBUG: Two Older Women – One Now 85 – Found Guilty, Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail after Being Arrested, Handcuffed, for Feeding Stray Cats
By The Vanguard Staff WETUMPKA, AL — It may be the season of giving, but two women—one…
Looking Back: Frank Sterling Is Exonerated, Part 1
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Social Justice Advocates Implore New Jersey Legislature to Strongly Oppose Recent Spate of Unnecessary ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Bills
By Paloma Sifuentes and Rena Abdusalam TRENTON, NU – The ACLU of New Jersey along with 25…
NY Governor Grants More Than a Dozen Clemencies
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez NEW YORK, NY – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul this past week announced 13…
Decarcerate Sacramento Releases Response Strongly Criticizing Sacramento Jail Expansion
By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – Incarceration opponent Decarcerate Sacramento Thursday released a Twitter statement strongly opposing…
Commentary: Writing without Teachers
By Brian Warner Maybe you want to be a writer but don’t know where to begin. You’re…
Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The media continues to fan the flames on the fentanyl public…
Guest Commentary: For Decades, Los Angeles Jailed People with Mental Health Needs. Now, It’s Finally Prioritizing Treatment
By Sam McCann The Los Angeles jail system is the largest mental health institution in the United…
