Iowa Progressive DA Kimberly Graham Thanks Supporters after Election Win, Promises Fight for Criminal Justice Reform
By Leslie Acevedo & Talia Kruger POLK COUNTY, IA – Kimberly Graham was elected this week as…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
LAPD Officers Who Shot, Killed Unarmed Man Cleared in CA DOJ Report
By Naya Wiezel and Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – A report released this week by the California…
Jenkins Appears Poised to Win in San Francisco, Hamasaki Reflects on the Race
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed DA Brooke Jenkins has a solid…
Price Trails, but Confident in Alameda DA Race
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – Progressive Prosecutor Pamela Price finds herself trailing current…
Four States Vote to End Slavery as Criminal Punishment
by Robert J. Hansen (Sacramento, CA) Four out of five states banned slavery as criminal punishment in…
Commentary: Books Save Lives in Prison
by Dortell Williams I was 23 years old when I entered the California prison system; ignorant with…
NY Times Pens ‘Empire Strikes Back – Against Progressive Prosecutors’
By Citlalli Florez PHILADELPHIA, PA – There has been a recent movement by political players to oppose…
Another Glossip Execution Reprieve after Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct
By Amy Berberyan and Talia Kruger OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an…
Santa Cruz Mayor and Supervisor Hold Press Conference About Children Forcibly Taken From Grandmother’s Home
By Robert J Hansen Santa Cruz Mayor Sonja Brunner and Supervisor Ryan Coonerty held a press conference…
After More Than 2.5 Years in Jail, Judge Frees Woman for Lack of Evidence
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – After more than two and one-half years in jail,…
Republicans Turn to Dubious Claims on Crime, Even Biden Focuses on Police Funding
By Michael McCutcheon and Alyssa Eng SAN FRANCISCO – A Gallup poll found that crime is an…
Poll Finds High Voter Turnout Among Youth of Color in CA
By Perla Brito CALIFORNIA – High voter turnout among youth of color in California shows, according to…
Commentary: The Left Has Already Lost the War and Will Lose the Elections Today
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I was having an unrelated conversation yesterday and the person made…
DA’s Office Appears to Be Papering the Only Latina Judge in Yolo County
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Judge Sonia Cortes is the only person of…
Second Bar Complaint Filed against DA Jenkins, but Experts Skeptical Much Will Come of It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A week after revelations of DA Brooke…
Jury Acquits Man Who Confessed Falsely to Decades-Old Cases in Desperate Attempt to Be Moved Out of Hellish Florida Prison
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – A San Francisco Jury, following a two-month trial, acquitted…
Projected Outcomes of Election Tuesday Expected to Reveal Growing Voter Momentum for Equality, Democracy, and Reproductive Choice Rapidly Accelerating
By Audrey Sawyer and Nicole Mayer WASHINGTON, D.C.- With millions of Americans flocking to the polls…
Georgia Absentee Voters Given Leeway to Vote in Midterm Elections
By Britney Cao and Rena Abdusalam ATLANTA – The Cobb County Superior Court, in an emergency ruling,…
CA Attorney General Warns about Dangers of Social Media in U.S. Politics
By Jessica Weisman OAKLAND, CA – Rob Bonta, California’s Attorney General, has released a statement declaring he…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Progressive Prosecutors Falsely Get the Blame, but Lack the Capacity to Solve the Core Problems of Society
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Right behind inflation and economic concerns are concerns about rising crime. …
