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…
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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…
Guest Commentary: The Sinister and Racist Practice Infecting Death Penalty Juries
“Death qualification” is yet another way prosecutors stack the odds against Black defendants and in favor of…
Black Lives Matter, Activist Groups Hail One of ‘Fairest’ Bail Systems in the U.S.
By Rena Abdusalam MEMPHIS, TN – A new bail process, created by Shelby County, TN, will…
The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons
By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing…
Commentary: NRA Touts Reisig’s Zero Bail Analysis as an Argument against Bail Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, we criticized Yolo DA Jeff Reisig’s analysis of zero…
Report: One in Three People Had Sentences Lengthened Due to Three-Strikes Law
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – A new report released on Tuesday by the…
Critics Charge More Work Needed by Biden Administration on DACA Protection
By Taylor Smith WASHINGTON, DC – The Biden Administration and the Department of Homeland Security recently collaborated on…
New CA Measure to Expand California’s Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
By Daniella Dueñas SACRAMENTO, CA – Newly passed California legislation that targets the national issue of gun…
Domestic Violence Victim’s Comments Convince Judge to Modify Protection Order
By Amy Berberyan MODESTO, CA – After a man accused of domestic violence pleaded guilty to two…
A Matter of Innocence
By D. Razor Babb Following a July 6, 2001, second-degree attempted murder conviction in a Van Nuys,…
CA Attorney General Annual Crime Reports Note Crime Below ‘Historical Highs,’ but Gun Crime ‘Devastating’
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – A series of California crime “statistical reports” were announced late…
LA County Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Pleads to Trying to Bring Drugs into Men’s Central Jail
By Hannah Adams LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s custody assistant Jose Flores pleaded no…
Sunday Commentary: Jenkins’ Bail Policy Reignites Debate Over Pretrial Detention
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins…