Recall of SF DA Boudin Begins Mass Media Advertising
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The effort to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa…
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California Attorney General Shows Support of Federal Government’s Preservation of DACA
By Lorelei Olivas SACRAMENTO, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 24 other attorneys general have…
Sunday Commentary: Unequal Justice… What If Kyle Rittenhouse Were Black?
By David M. Greenwald Everyday Injustice The criminal justice system is not broken many say, it is…
Looking Back: We Must Have a Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Police Lying to Stop Wrongful Convictions
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
New Pre-Filing Youth Diversion Program Announced by LA District Attorney Gascon to Improve Youth Justice
By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón held a press conference this…
Hate Crime Targeting Black High School Assistant Principal for Enforcing Mask Rule Condemned by CAIR, and Former Black Lives Matter Sacramento Lead
By Noe Herrera SACRAMENTO, CA – Late last week, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), released an…
Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury
By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for a…
California’s Attorney General Defends California’s Ban on For-Profit Private Prisons, Detention Facilities
By Sonam Hundal OAKLAND—California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a petition that defends the state’s ban…
My View: The Troubling Implications of Rittenhouse’s Acquittal
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As the verdict was read in court on Friday, one by…
Demonstrators Call for State Investigation into Court System and County Sheriff’s Departments
by Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – A demonstration was held at the Capital yesterday for Harvest…
ACLU Report Calls for End to ICE Detention System
By Natalia Ruvalcaba and Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) incarcerates more…
Efficacy of Body-Worn Technology to Prevent Upticks in Racial Profiling and Unlawful Searches Examined
By Amy Fullerton and Stacie Guevara NEW YORK, NY – In lieu of the federal court settlement…
San Quentin News and CA Dept of Corrections Work Together to Bring Successful Writers Guild Program to Folsom Women’s Facility
By Leslie Ortiz and Eshita Seshadri SACRAMENTO – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) partnered with…
Julius Jones, Innocent Black Man on Death Row, Granted Stay of Execution Thursday – Gets Life Without Possibility of Parole
By Casey Rawlings OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Julius Jones has a mounting group of supporters who gathered…
Two Men Wrongly Imprisoned for Killing Malcom X 55 Years Ago Exonerated – Corrected Justice Bittersweet
By Samuel Van Blaricom MANHATTAN, NY – The headline read: “Malcolm X Shot to Death at Rally…
‘Too Little, Too Late’ Charges Lawyer After Judge Finally Rules CA Dept of Prisons, San Quentin Inflicted Cruel and Unusual Punishment on Incarcerated at San Quentin – Thousands Died or Infected with COVID-19
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – This week, Judge Geoffrey Howard of Marin County Superior…
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Tweets Support after San Francisco’s Oldest Mosque Vandalized
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A beer bottle was thrown through one of the windows…
BREAKING – Governor Commutes Jones’ Sentence to LWOP With a Twist
by David M. Greenwald Oklahoma City – At the last possible moment, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted…
Commentary: As We Honor Andy Stephens, Let’s Not Forget an Innocent Man Sits in Prison Blamed for His Death
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Yesterday the Yolo County DA’s office tweeted out,…
SF District Attorney Boudin Announces Arrest of ‘Prolific’ Retail Thief on 128 Charges in 120 Incidents in Organized Retail Theft Ring
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – As part of its “Organized Retail Theft Taskforce,” San…
