Commentary: Account of Incarcerated Life
by Roberto Turcos I got to Folsom State Prison in 1989. I was doing everything possible to…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Court Orders CBP to Disclose Information about Secret Teams Targeting Travelers
By Alyssa Eng BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York…
District Attorney Larry Krasner Announces Philly Prison Arrest of Correctional Officer, Others for Bribery and Smuggling Contraband
By Leila Katibah PHILADELPHIA, PA – After a Grand Jury investigation, District Attorney Larry Krasner last Thursday…
CDAA Asks CDCR to Explain Early Release Policy
(Editor’s note: Last week, the California District Attorneys Association put out a communication asking CDCR to explain their…
Commentary: The Mockingbird Syndrome
by D. Razor Babb You can’t have a meaningful discussion about social justice, crime, and public welfare…
Looking Back: Wrongful Imprisonment and the Challenge of Social Reintegration
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Hamasaki Calls on AG to Investigate Jenkins Email As Allegations Start to Stack Up Against the Appointed DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – John Hamasaki as the days are winding…
Commentary: School to Prison Pipeline
By Keith Colvin July 1984 I turned 18. In August 1984 I found myself sitting in the…
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Found Guilty of Corruption on All Six Counts by Jury in Impeachment Trial, Will Be Removed from Office
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A jury found former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie…
ACLU Speaks Out Against CBP After Video Shows Officers Shooting Migrants Surfaces
By Talia Kruger and Nicole Mayer NEW YORK, NY – The ACLU released statements this week attacking…
Commentary: DA Jenkins in Hot Water Over Illegally Sending Police Report, Rap Sheet to du Bain
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – For an appointed incumbent, Brooke Jenkins has…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Makes Unanimous Decision to Implement First Step Act, ‘Compassionate Release’
By Perla Brito and Daniella Dueñas WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Sentencing Commission made a collective…
Commentary: COVID Conundrum at SATF, Corcoran
By Jaime Vidales Here at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Corcoran, F-yard, there haven’t been any cases…
Attorneys in Death Row Prisoner Appeal Demand Audiotapes from Controversial Evidentiary Hearing
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez AUSTIN, TX- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has received a request from death…
Guest Commentary: Are Gun Detectors the Answer to Mass Shootings?
Surveillance technologies that promise to prevent gun violence are unproven and threaten our privacy. By Jay Stanley…
Does ‘Do No Harm’ Apply to Prisons?
By Franklin Lee “Do No Harm,” the first part of the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors, nurses,…
National Education Association Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions Decisions
By Tommy Nguyen WASHINGTON, DC – Early this week, the U.S, Supreme Court heard oral arguments in…
News Reports: Interim SF District Attorney May Have Broken Law in June in DA Recall
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Less than a week before the election, news reports…
The Misconduct Is Piling Up in the Alameda County DA’s Office
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – The county DA’s office messed up “due to the failures…
Two Capital Cases in Riverside County Challenged under CA Racial Justice Act
By Alyssa Eng RIVERSIDE, CA – Two individuals in Riverside County are challenging prosecutors’ decisions to seek…
