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…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
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…
Accused Charged with Hate Crime after Allegedly Hitting Jewish Man with Skateboard, Shouting Antisemitic ‘Remarks’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man held since last weekend has been charged…
Supreme Court of Georgia Upholds Trial Court’s Injunction on Executions of Warrant-Eligible Prisoners
By Jessica Weisman ATLANTA, GA – Death penalty opponents hailed a decision by the Georgia Supreme Court…
Sheriff Jones Must Comply with Pro-Immigrant State Laws Under Lawsuit Settlement
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones was accused of illegally transferring immigrants…
Texas Man Charged with Felony Vandalism in Connection with Anti-Semitic Incident
By Perla Brito BEVERLY HILLS, CA – A Texas man named Eric Brian King was charged with…
North Carolina Governor Commutes Sentences, Provides Pardons to 10 Incarcerated – Notes Desire to ‘Improve Fairness of Our Justice System’
By Ramneet Singh RALEIGH, NC – North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper provided commutations and “pardons of forgiveness”…
Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Outgoing Oregon Governor Kate Brown got national attention when she commuted…
Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate
By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA – In November, San Francisco police proposed a…
US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that…
CA’s San Bernardino City School District Settles after DOJ Probe Found English Learners Received Inferior Instruction in Core Classes
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The San Bernardino City Unified School District has settled with…
Congress OKs Measure Addressing Corruption, Sex Abuse in Federal Prisons
By Jessica Weisman WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan bill designed to stop corruption and sex abuse in…
Defense Argues Reasonable Doubt in Attempted Murder of Girlfriend Prelim; Judge Disagrees, Finds Sufficient Evidence to Proceed to Trial
By Michael Apfel MODESTO, CA – In a case involving a gunshot wound of a victim hesitant…
Commentary: Resentment
By Mark Daigre AS LITTLE AS 10 years ago, I firmly believed that in order for me…
Progressive LA Announces Conviction of Harvey Weinstein of CA Sexual Assault
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGLES, CA – Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein Monday was convicted…
