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…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
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…
Legal Scholars File Amicus Brief Supporting Florida State Attorney Suspended by Florida Gov for Abortion Views
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez TAMPA, FL – The law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP late last week filed…
Guest Commentary: Locking Up People with Mental Health Conditions Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer
By Sam McCann Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old from Staten Island, missed nearly 100 medical appointments while he…
Looking Back: Wrongful Conviction Thoughts Following Thanksgiving 2009 – Part 2
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
CA Attorney General Addresses Racial and Ethnic Bias in Algorithms Used in Healthcare, Launches Investigation
By Talia Kruger SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week launched an inquiry regarding…
My View: Reisig Takes to Fox News Attacking Zero Bail
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – It has been just over a week…
Vanguard Interns Recount Their Greatest Injustice
(Editor’s note: We asked our interns a few months ago to talk about the greatest injustice…
Guest Commentary: Let Incarcerated People Serve the Communities They Hurt
A group of men in a New York prison organized a school supply donation campaign. Then prison…
ACLU Agrees with UN Conclusion That U.S. Should Do More to Address Racial Justice
By Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU published an online article agreeing with a report released…
Court Rules in Favor of Protesters in 2020 BLM Case Recusing the SLO DA’s Office
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An appellate court this week ruled in favor of the respondents,…
Guest Commentary: When Release Conditions End in Unjust Confinement
One Native American woman’s experience with mandated drug treatment led to a horrifying series of events. By…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging Idaho Abortion Law
By Angelina Sang and Ivan Villegas OAKLAND, CA – Two weeks ago California Attorney General Rob Bonta…
Emotional, Powerful Statement Marks Sentencing of Man for Officer Battery
By Citlalli Florez and Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA – Charged with felony assault after an altercation with…
Racial Justice Act for All Passes California Legislature
Bill Closes Loophole from Previous Legislation and Allows Those with Prior, Racially-Biased Convictions to Seek Justice By David…
SB 467 Heads to the Governor, Bill Would End Wrongful Convictions Due to Faulty Expert Witness Testimony
SB 467, the End Wrongful Convictions Act, ensures expert testimony used as admissible evidence in court has…
Guest Commentary: UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial…
New Report Finds Inequality of Court Diversion within U.S. Juvenile System
By Daniella Espinoza WASHINTON, DC – A new report here appears to demonstrate that in the U.S….
Report Claims ‘Long-Term Racist Policies’ in California Lead to Mass Incarceration
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Criminal justice reform groups released a report Wednesday suggesting “long-standing…
New SF DA Backs Out of Release of Man Many Believe Wrongly Convicted
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The DA’s office under Chesa Boudin was…