How Traffic Enforcement Is Being Reimagined in the US
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Last year Philadelphia passed the Driving Equity Act, becoming the…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Los Angeles District Attorney Addresses Union Pacific Railroad Train Theft and Safety Concerns
By Hannah Adams and Mai Perez LOS ANGELES, CA – In a letter last week addressed to…
Sunday Commentary: Boudin’s Critics Dramatically Overreach with Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The critics of San Francisco Chesa Boudin…
Looking Back: Innocence Commissions Needed to Correct Wrongful Convictions
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
US Appeals Court Overturns Iowa Mask Ban for State’s Schools
By Mathew Seibert DES MOINES, IA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled…
Tevarez Lopez, One of the ‘Tahoe 5’ Who Prosecutors Knew Was Not There, Convicted of Murder, Prepares to Appeal
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – On November 30, 2021, Tevarez Richard Lopez was found guilty…
Report Suggests Restorative Justice for Smaller Jurisdictions, and in Bay Area, May Work
By Isabel Garbarino and Hannah Adams NEW YORK, NY – Prosecutors worldwide are consider restorative justice as…
BRENNAN CENTER REPORT: Biden Admin Has Room for Improvement in Criminal Justice Reform After First Year
By Ava Schwartzapfel and Isabelle Brady NEW YORK, NY – The Brennan Center released a report this…
Consent Decree Pending in Federal Action Regarding Mental Health Care at Santa Rita Jail After Judge Listens To Objections of Many Incarcerated at Jail
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – United States Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins patiently waded…
Boudin’s Office Responds To What It Calls False Claims in Recently Filed Lawsuit
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Can a district attorney be sued for…
‘Groundbreaking’ Settlement in ICE Immigrant Case – Government, Contractor Must Provide COVID-19 Protections in CA Detention Facilities, Limit Re-Detention
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In what lawyers representing immigrants detained by ICE in…
Guest Commentary: Addressing Property Crimes in Santa Clara County
By Sajid A. Khan Back in 2017, I left a speaking engagement at a local library and…
Commentary: Colorado – No State for Progressive Prosecutors
By Rory Fleming Back in 2017, I wrote a newsletter for The Appeal discussing debates over what…
Guest Commentary: An Abomination in Alabama
By Stephen Cooper (Editor’s note: Originally Published in 2018 by Church of England Magazine.) When, in October…
Orange County DA Holds ‘No LA in OC’ Reelection Press Conference; Hardin Fires Back
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – It was another day at the office…
Sacramento DA Candidates Address Their Position on Prop 47
Prop. 47 is a critical issue once again facing California. Passed in 2014 by the voters, it…
Covid-19 on the Rise Again in California Prison System
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Covid-19 is rising again inside the California Department of Corrections…
Historic Lows on Death Row in Texas
By Katherine Coviello AUSTIN, TX – Texas’ death row population and use of the death penalty was…
Court Reinstates TRO Preventing Earlier Release for Second-Strike Offenders
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Superior Court Judge Judith S. Craddick reinstated a Temporary Restraining…
Guest Commentary: Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison
By Steve Brooks At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), a musical symphony of hoarse voices, hacking coughs…
