Commentary: Family Policing Can Kill – Desperation and Flight from Foster Care and Child Support Services
by Michelle D. Chan Guest Commentary: Oppression is defined as the state of prolonged cruel and unjust…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
‘We Must Do More to Help Victims of Crime’ Urge Los Angeles DA George Gascón and Prosecutor Alliance’s Cristine Soto DeBerry
By Ava Schwartzapfel LOS ANGELES, CA – District Attorney of Los Angeles County George Gascón and founder…
Homeless San Franciscans Sue, Charge City of San Francisco and Mayor Harass Unhoused, Violate Their Civil Rights in Cover Up for Affordable Housing Failures
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – The Coalition on Homelessness and seven individual plaintiffs filed suit Tuesday…
Jury Finds Man Guilty of Driving under the Influence Charges
By Daniella Espinoza and Ramneet Singh WOODLAND, CA – A jury here in Yolo County Superior Court…
Judge and Defense Get into Heated Argument over Defense Request to Recall Warrant
By Tommy Nguyen VENTURA, CA – Tension filled the Ventura County Superior Court at Deandre Simms’s warrant…
Report Examines the Role of Race in Wrongful Convictions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The National Registry of Exonerations, as of August 8, had identified…
LAPD Shoot, Kill 19-Year-Old Armed with an Airsoft Gun
By Robert J Hansen The Attorney General’s Office announced last week that it is investigating an officer…
Merced Councilmember Calls for Sending Police Complaints Directly to the AG’s Office
by Robert J Hansen Merced City Councilmember Jesse Ornales, at last week’s city council meeting, asked the…
Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Denies Clemency for Death Row’s Benjamin Cole – Defense Team Turns to Other Venues
By Naya Wiezel OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Benjamin Cole, a death row inmate, was denied clemency by…
Texas DA Agrees with Defense, Trial Judge Had ‘Actual Bias’ against Jewish Man; District Judge Recommends Murder Conviction Be Overturned
By The Vanguard Staff DALLAS, TX – The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s office urged the district…
Judge Unable to Grant Victim’s Request to Prohibit Slander from Her Husband
By Daniella Dueñas and Wayne Chan WOODLAND, CA— A woman requested a Yolo County Superior Court judge…
Man Has Spotty Memory while Testifying in Own DUI Trial
By Brinda Kalita DUBLIN, CA – A trial for a man charged for driving under the influence…
Maricopa Prosecutor Candidate Angry over Abortion Ruling, Will Play Key Role in Arizona If Elected
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Phoenix, Arizona – Don’t ask Julie Gunnigle about how last week’s…
Jenkins Appoints Cervantes to Innocence Commission
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – After being criticized for being slow to fill the…
Philly DA Charges He’s Being ‘Targeted’ in Effort to ‘Overturn’ Election ‘Republicans Could Not Win’
By The Vanguard Staff PHILADELPHIA. PA – District Attorney Larry Krasner Monday released a terse statement about a…
Suspension of 47 Alameda Deputies ‘Horrifying’ and ‘Disturbing,’ Charges Ella Baker Center
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA — A Bay Area social justice group Monday said news that…
Stanislaus Judge Refuses to Let Accused Fire Court-Appointed Attorney, Sets Jury Trials for Early 2023
By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA – In a closed hearing Monday morning in Stanislaus County Superior Court,…
Judge Rejects Accused’s Requested Lower Bail in Light of Additional Alleged Underage Victims
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez VENTURA, CA – Because more alleged victims had come forward, JOHN X (name changed…
Guest Commentary: How Many More Adnan Syeds Are in the Justice System with No Journalists to Advocate for Them?
By William Hughes The news that a judge in Baltimore overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction Monday should…
Researchers Studying California Life Sentence Parole Hearing Data Find Significant Racial Disparities in Outcomes May Be Caused by Inclusion of Professional Assessments
By Talia Kruger and Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA — A study conducted in 2021 by Kathryne M….
