SF DA Announces New Misdemeanor Drug Policy – Critics Worry without Resources It Will Lead to a New War on Drugs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging SF Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – As a matter of U.S. and California constitutional law,…
Judge Rules against Susanville, Allowing CA to Continue Plans to Close Prison – More CA Prisons Could Be Next to Shutter
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The state of California is free to continue efforts to…
Michigan District Attorney Suggests Takeaways from Court’s Ruling that MI Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional
By Talia Kruger ANNE ARBOR, MI — Michigan’s Court of Claims Wednesday ruled Michigan’s 1931 law banning…
Judge Corrected after Initially Issuing Bench Warrant for Missing Accused
By Daniella Dueñas WOODLAND, CA – In Yolo County Superior Court Thursday morning, Judge Tom Dyer stood…
Burris, Quinto Family Hold Press Conference Disputing Report from Contra Costa DA’s Office
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – The family of Angelo Quinto, along with Civil…
Guest Commentary: The Cowardice of California Legislators Has Endangered Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence
By Jessica Carmona One year ago, on my third wedding anniversary, I worked up the courage to…
CA Attorney General Bonta Intervenes in Sacramento/Natomas Unified Case, Urges District to Address Discipline Issues but Still Keep Kids in School
By Kacie Williams SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief last week…
Disability, Civil Rights, Racial Justice and Housing Advocacy Organizations Urge CA Governor Newsom to Veto ‘CARE Court’ Legislation
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – After the CA Legislature approved SB 1338, the “CARE Court,” Gov….
Guest Commentary: Education Behind Bars Unlocked New Meaning for Me
Soon, I began using my knowledge to help others. By Jesse Rinke When I came to prison,…
Former Innocence Project Attorney Nina Morrison Now a Judge – Why It Matters
By Ava Schwartzapfel and Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY – Nina Morrison, former senior litigation counsel for…
CA Attorney General Bonta Intervenes in Sacramento Natomas Unified Case, Urges District to Address Discipline Issues But Still Keep Kids in School
By Kacie Williams SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed for an amicus brief last…
Court Unanimously Overturns a Man’s Death Sentence Over ‘Racialized’ Evidence
By Michael Apfel, Citalli Florez, Angelina Sang CLEVELAND, OH – An Ohio federal appeals court last week…
Ash Kalra Discusses the Implications of the Expansion of the Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Last week the state legislature sent the Governor…
Senator Wiener’s Legislation to Protect Sexual Assault Victim’s DNA Passes Assembly
By Ava Schwartzapfel and Ivan Villegas SACRAMENTO, CA – CA State Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 122,…
New Data Shows Effects of Mass Incarceration on Californian Communities
By Wayne Chan SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a new report, “Where people in prison come from:…
CA Attorney General Bonta Signs Amicus Brief, Continues Defending ATF Rule to Protect Public from ‘Ghost’ Guns
By Leila Katibah SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 20 attorneys…
Study Analyzes Effects of Misdemeanor Bail Reform
By Tommy Nguyen PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has conducted…
Chaplain at Dublin Federal Prison Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Incarcerated Woman
By The Vanguard Staff DUBLIN, CA – A former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) chaplain here at…
California Community Groups React to the Failure of VISION Act Passage
By Daniella Espinoza SACRAMENTO, CA – In a scathing statement, members of the ICE Out of CA…
