ACLU, Others Go to Court Challenging Biden Administration’s Upholding Trump-Era Unlawful Immigrant Expulsions Under Title 42
By Michele Chadwick and Isabel Garbarino WASHINGTON, DC – After failed negotiations with the Biden Administration in…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Attorneys – You Should Be Advertising Here
There are many reasons for attorneys to advertise on the Vanguard but the biggest are – affordability,…
Court Denies Challenge to AB 1950, Couzens to Withdraw Remainder of the Challenges
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This week the Yolo County DA’s office received…
Sexual Harassment Allegations Fly in Orange County DA Race
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last week the allegations flew at challenger…
Quarantine Shuts Down CA Prison System – Disrupting Announcement of Vanguard-Mule Creek Post Partnership
By D. Razor Babb Mule Creek State Prison, Ione, CA. -Following random COVID testing, during the first…
Civil Rights Organizations Voice Objections to Pending Settlement in Alameda County Jail Lawsuit
By Jake Romero DUBLIN, CA — The National Lawyers Guild – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NLG-SFBA)…
CA Attorney General Announces Civil Rights Probe of Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office, County Jail
By Sofia Leguria OAKLAND, CA – The CA Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday the Santa Clara Sheriff’s…
8 Lawmakers Get ‘Perfect’ Score on ACLU 2021 California Action Legislative Scorecard
By Anna Olsen SACRAMENTO, CA — Eight California legislators received a perfect score and were deemed “Champions”…
In Response to Wild COVID Outbreak, Jail Critics Demand Half of Incarcerated in Sacramento Jails Be Released because ‘Lives Depend on It’
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept. decision to…
Santa Rita Jail Prisoners Object to $100 Million ‘Abusive, Unsanitary’ Jail Lawsuit Settlement – Claim Lawyers Sold Them Out
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – More than 100 incarcerated here in Alameda…
Children in Adult Prisons – A Conduit of Egalitarian Justice or an Inhibitor of Rehabilitation?
By Joshua Cenzano WASHINGTON, DC – According to a report by The Sentencing Project, the number of…
CA State Senator Wiener’s End Wrongful Convictions Act Passes Senate Public Safety Committee
By Gabriel Eskandari, Catherine Potente, Katherine Coviello and Veronica Miller SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Scott…
Auburn Police Officer Allegedly Threatens Advocate of Dalton Dyer Jr., on Administrative Leave
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – An Auburn police officer threatened the founder of Police Crime…
Guest Commentary: How Quarantine Killed My Workout Routine
By Kory “Hussain” McClary Since COVID-19 2.0 hit, New Jersey State Prison has been shut down. No…
Death Penalty Foe Quits Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board after State Resumes Executions – Governor Appoints Ex-Cop
By Catherine Hamilton, Ashleen Herrarte and Katherine Longjohn OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The chair of the Oklahoma…
DA Boudin Drops Charges against Man as New Photos Suggest Police Brutality
By Gina Kim SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Five felony charges for suspected burglary and stabbing a police…
Martin Luther King III Calls for Voting Rights Support from AZ Senator Sinema during Weekend Demonstration
By Anna Olsen and Jake Romero PHOENIX, AZ — The family of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,…
COVID Runs Rampant at DJJ Even As Governor Newsom Will Not Let the Kids Return to Their Families
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor COVID has already devastated California’s prisons at times, but the new…
Two Thirds of ACLU-Polled Voters Agree Expansion of For-Profit Immigration Detention Must Stop; ACLU Urges Biden Administration to Follow Through
By Alex Jimenez NEW YORK, NY- The American Civil Liberties Union and YouGov recently conducted a poll…
Sunday Commentary: Our Job Is to Be the Counter Narrative
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In 2009 a family invited me to their…
