ACLU Report Condemns Local Governments’ Discrimination against Unhouse People
By Amy Berberyan CALIFORNIA – The ACLU foundations of Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego &…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Monday Morning Thoughts: Police Accountability Since George Floyd, Not Much Has Changed
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It is hard to not feel bad for Kimberly Potter, after…
District Attorney Boudin, Public Defender Raju, Supe Prez Walton Criticize Mayor’s Plan to Send More Cops into Tenderloin District
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Just a few days before Christmas, District Attorney Chesa Boudin…
Looking Back at Two Years of the Coronavirus at Mule Creek
By F. Lee IN DECEMBER 2019, the coronavirus known as SARS-COV-2 (causing COVID-19) first appeared in Wuhan,…
Biden Administration Pre-Christmas Surprise: Overturns Trump-Era Prison Home Confinement Memo, Draws Big Praise from Once Critical ACLU
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC – ACLU released a statement late last week praising the Biden administration’s…
Vanguard’s First Paint Day Produced Some Great Art
The Vanguard held its first Paint Day last week before Christmas and had a bunch of kids…
ACLU Polls Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Biden to Grant Clemency to COVID-19 Incarcerated Transferred Home from Prison
By Ava Schwartzapfel WASHINGTON, DC— In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES (Coronavirus…
Guest Commentary: As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever
The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated…
Looking Back: Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
AG and Assemblymember Join Family and Supporters of Angelo Quinto on One-Year Anniversary of Death
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Antioch, CA – It was a year ago December 23 that…
Former Minnesota Police Officer Found Guilty by Jury of First and Second-Degree Manslaughter for Shooting Death of Daunte Wright
By Julia Urquizo and Casey Rawlings MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter Thursday was…
Commentary: The Lack of Prosecutor Accountability Behind Trucker’s 110-Year Sentence
By Rory Fleming By now, much of the world has heard of Kayla Wildeman, the deputy prosecutor…
Guest Commentary: My Family Behind the Wall
The Christmas holiday is an opportunity to create new bonds By Ryan M. Moser Every day is…
He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him with Resisting Arrest
by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica Thousands packed the…
ACLU Statement on Mayor Breed’s Declaration of Emergency in the Tenderloin
The following was issued in advance of today’s vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from…
SF Leaders Pushed Back on Mayor’s Emergency Decree Arguing That Incarceration and Policing Are Not the Solution to Drugs and Mental Health Disorders
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a press conference on Monday, leaders…
Demonstration for Harvest Davidson, Trial Held Up Years Due to El Dorado DA’s Failure to provide discovery
By Robert J. Hansen A small demonstration was held at the El Dorado County District Attorney’s office…
3rd Death in Month, 7th in Past Year at Santa Rita Jail Lead to Demand Alameda County Conduct ‘Independent Investigation’
By Cres Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – A group of “alarmed” prisoner right’s advocates…
23 Years Later, Devonia Inman Exonerated from Prison Life Sentence after Discovery of Evidence Never Disclosed by Prosecution
By Ava Schwartzapfel, Julia Urquizo and Jake Wylie AUGUSTA, GA— Devonia Inman—23 years later—has been released from…
Letter: Majority of NY City Council Calls Out Mayor on Solitary Confinement at Rikers
Open Letter to Mayor Elect Eric Adams Solitary confinement is considered by the United Nations, human rights…
