Gascón Backtracks on Life Sentences and Juvenile Justice
Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, the LA Times reported that memos issued by Los Angeles District…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
CA Agrees to $3.5 Million Settlement in Prison Death Case; Family Lawyers Charge It Was a ‘Tragedy’ That Could Have Been ‘Averted’ by Prison Staff
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will pay…
Oregon’s Wrongfully Convicted Aren’t Compensated for Years Lost in Prison – Some Want to Change That
By Ava Schwartzapfel PORTLAND, OR – Oregon is one of only a few states that does not…
‘Buckle Up, It’s Recall Season’ – Counting Down San Francisco’s District Attorney Recall Election
By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO — Since taking office in January 2020, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa…
Sunday Commentary: Spitzer Losing Endorsements, but Reisig Has Stuck with Him So Far
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The fallout from revelations about Orange County…
Guest Commentary: Yolo Residents Not Fooled by DA’s Claims
By Cynthia Rodriguez The Davis Vanguard last week posted an editorial claiming the Yolo District Attorney is…
Looking Back: Supreme Court Whittles Down Right against Self-Incrimination
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Public Defender Groups Announce Free Legal Representation for Immigrants Involved in Hunger Strike to Protest ‘Inhumane’ Conditions at New York Facility
By Keana Sauray NEW YORK, NY – After the hunger strike of detained immigrants at the Orange…
NAACP Demands Accountability for Wave of Bomb Threats against HBCUs
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, DC – The DC branch of the National Association for the Advancement of…
SF District Attorney Boudin Notes San Francisco Rape Kits May Have Been Used to Incriminate Victims
By Katherine Coviello SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Sexual assault victims’ DNA profiles were entered into a database that…
Commentary: Republicans Attack Innocence Project Attorney, Calling Her Soft on Crime
By Rory Fleming On paper, Nina Morrison is eminently qualified to be a new judge for the…
SF Public Defender Calls for the Immediate Destruction and Independent Investigation of Illegal DNA Database
By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – This week it came to light that the San Francisco…
CA Progressive Caucus Chair Ash Kalra Endorses Sacramento City Council Candidate Caity Maple, Joining Long List of Endorsers
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Caity Maple’s nearly yearlong run for Sacramento City Council, District…
SF Supervisor Sends Letter of Inquiry to Police Chief about Passive Policing Reports
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Over the last several weeks, a series of San Francisco…
Judge’s Tears, Light Sentence for Minnesota Cop Who Killed Black Youth by ‘Mistake’ Criticized by Mother, Family and Justice Reform Advocates
By Mathew Seibert and Matthew Torres MINNEAPOLIS – The judge who sentenced former Brooklyn Center Police Officer…
Commentary: Spitzer Continues His Campaign of Attacking LA, As Questions Swirl Around His Own Racially Insensitive Conduct
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Todd Spitzer keeps running the same campaign…
56 Bi-Partisan Prosecutors, Including 3 from CA, Urge End to Death Penalty in U.S. and Pledge to Overturn Past Unjust Death Sentences
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty-six elected prosecutors from 26 states, territories and the District…
CA Legislation Would Help People Clear Record, Get Jobs and Housing – Even If They Can’t Pay Restitution
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A measure introduced here at the State Capitol Thursday –…
Letter: Racist Incident at C.K. McClatchy
RE: Racist Incident at C.K. McClatchy Dear Superintendent Aguilar: On behalf of the Greater Sacramento NAACP, I…
Memo Accuses OC DA Spitzer of Making Racist Comments; Hardin Calls for Him to Resign
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Orange County Prosecutor Ebrahim Baytieh was fired…
