Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense – And Personal
By Rory Fleming Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Guest Commentary: ACLU Sues to Stop the Use of Title 42 to Justify Expelling Migrants without Due Process
By Victoria López With migration trends again in the national spotlight, people seeking refuge in the U.S….
Guest Commentary: 22 Years – Three Perspectives from Inside Prison
By Kory McClary, Paul Thompson and Reginald Stephen 22 Years By Kory McClary (Trenton, NJ) As a plea…
Deeper Look at Funders and Organizers of the SF DA Recall Effort
By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA – To no surprise, the recall of San Francisco…
How Perceptions of Crime Cause The System to Fail
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Hundreds of San Franciscans have expressed their anxiety towards…
California Senator Creates Reform Legislation to Aid Those Childhood Trauma Victims
By Sydney Kaplan and Genesis Guzman SACRAMENTO, CA – The Justice For Survivors Act, authored by Sen….
‘1170(d)’ Not Just for Reform-Minded DAs – Broad Coalition Looking into Re-Sentencing in California and Beyond
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor OAKLAND, CA – AB 2942 passed into law in 2018, revising…
Guest Commentary: Comparing My Sentence to Chauvin’s
By David Annarelli A few weeks ago, Derek Chauvin received 22.5 years for second degree murder. This…
Poll Shows California Voters – No Matter Their Political Persuasion – Overwhelmingly Want Transfers of Immigrant Californians to ICE to Stop
By Vanguard Staff SAN DIEGO, CA – California voters, according to a new poll, overwhelming support…
California Needs to Take Better Care of the Homeless’ Behavioral Health Needs
By Stacie Guevara SACRAMENTO, CA – In a CalMatters article by state Senator Sydney Kamlager and San…
Guest Commentary: What LWOP Means to Someone Incarcerated
By Michael Reed Dorrough Please forgive me for any inconvenience that my writing may cause. I am…
Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime…
Guest Commentary: Congress Can Stop This Vicious Cycle of Debt-Based Poverty
Driver’s license suspensions are bad for communities, the economy, and public safety. By Emily Dindial On any…
Current Public Defender Sajid Khan Hopes to be First Person of Color to Serve as District Attorney for Santa Clara County.
By Stephanie Boulos and Casey Rawlings SAN JOSE, CA – Sajid Khan began his campaign for…
Senator Kamlager Talks about the Intersection between Behavioral Health, Housing, and the Penal Code
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Stating that we need to deal with…
Formerly Wrongly Incarcerated Watches Strickland’s Circumstance and Notices a Familiar Ring
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Kevin Strickland has spent more than 42 years in prison with…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 118: Leslie Robinson Helps Formerly Incarcerated Recharge
Eighty-five percent of those incarcerated will be released at some point. Seven in 10 people who are…
Analysis and Recommendation for ‘Re-Imagining Public Safety in the US’ – Human Rights Watch
By Zoey Hou NEW YORK, NY – Almost a year ago, on Aug. 12, 2020, Human Rights…
ACLU for First Time Ever Takes Position on Recall Election – Decides to Oppose September Governor Recall
The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The ACLU – for the first time ever – has taken…
Criminal Justice Reform: SF District Attorney’s Office on War on Drugs, Behavioral Health Care, & Homelessness
By Raïssa Ngoma SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office held a Facebook…
