Intern Reflections on Court Watch for The Vanguard
By Natalia Claburn Despite a slow Wednesday shift this week, the case I wrote about Thursday…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
When All Hell Broke Loose: The Year of Coronavirus at San Quentin
By Kevin D. Sawyer Prisoners inside San Quentin Prison who survived the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 weren’t…
Missouri Governor’s Pardons Don’t Include Lamar Johnson – For Now, Johnson Remains in Prison for Crime He Did Not Commit
By Casey Rawlings and Elizabeth Garabedian ST. LOUIS, MO – Missouri governor Mike Parson has now announced…
Guest Commentary: Stories of Abuses in Prisons
By Cameron Washington The stories of incarcerated individuals make it clear that jails and prisons are incapable…
NCAPA, Stop AAPI Hate, 21 Other AAPI Organizations Ask President Biden to Increase His Effort to Protect AAPI Communities
By Joseph Shepard WASHINGTON DC – The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, Stop AAPI Hate,…
Woman Files Suit After Alleging Solano Deputies Knocked Her Unconscious and Brutalized Her During a Traffic Stop
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Attorneys for Nakia Porter filed suit in Federal…
Embattled Santa Clara Sheriff Taking Big Hits Over Jail Treatment – Mayor Asks Sheriff to Resign
By Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA – Embattled Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith—who critics charge has…
First of Two Chesa Boudin Recall Campaigns Fails to Get Enough Verified Signatures, Begs Pressing Questions about Remaining Effort
By Elina Lingappa SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Officials here announced that the first effort to recall San…
Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice…
Philly Study Links Eviction to Burglary, Robbery and Homicide
By Carson Eschen PHILADELPHIA, PA – A recent study discovered that eviction rates have a direct correlation…
Inadequate Data Collection is Slowing Down Criminal Justice Reform
By Genesis Guzman ROCHESTER, NY – The fight for a reform in the criminal justice system…
Family Still Wants Answers and Police to Come Clean on Shooting Death by Police of Augustine Morales
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The video released in November shows the shooting…
Former Philly Detectives Involved in Wrongful Conviction of Anthony Wright, Charged After Grand Jury Investigation
By Elizabeth Garabedian PHILADELPHIA, PA – District Attorney Larry Krasner late last Friday issued a statement addressing…
DA Boudin Files 33 Charges against Man Targeting Chinese-Owned Businesses
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the filing Monday…
Prison Term Modified by Appeals Court to Strike One Year – Defendant Now Looking at ‘Just’ 15 Years to Life, and 1 Additional Year
By Eva Smolen AMADOR, CA – Every little bit helps. An appeals court last week made a…
CA Supreme Court Rules Proposition 64 Does Not Make Possessing Pot in Prison Legal
By Neha Malhi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The article “Weed Still Illegal in Prison” by Nick Woodall…
Compton City Councilmember Charged with Election Fraud
By Stacie Guevara LOS ANGELES, CA – Compton City Councilmember Isaac Galvan and five others were charged…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 120: Cesar McDowell Turns His Life Around at San Quentin
Cesar McDowell chronicles his journey from San Quentin to becoming, while still incarcerated, the co-founder and CEO…
San Quentin Declares Another Outbreak After Four Prisoners Test Positive for COVID-19
By Joe Garcia San Quentin State Prison is experiencing a new COVID-19 outbreak after four incarcerated men…
Price’s Candidacy for Alameda DA Gains Endorsement from 70s Icon Angela Davis
By Vanguard Staff Oakland, CA – Pamela Price is running for the open Alameda District Attorney seat. …