More Than 200 Organized Retail Theft Cases Filed in 2023 by Los Angeles County District Attorney Office
By Julie McCaffrey LOS ANGELES, CA — Roughly 200 organized retail theft cases have been filed by…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
Lawsuit Alleges Attack on Already Battered Woman by Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies
By Cheyenne Galloway OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County Sheriff’s Deputies brutally attacked a hospitalized woman waiting for…
U.S. Senate Launches Inquiry into Alleged Abuse of Youth in Juvenile Detention Facilities
By Jonathan Nunez and Karime Montano Ayon WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Chairman Sen….
Guest Commentary: U.N. Experts Say Execution Method Constitutes Torture, Violating International Human Rights Treaties
By Alison Mollman On January 25, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, subjecting…
Emerging Polls Indicate Majority Support for Abolishing Death Penalty in Ohio
By Vivian Nguyen COLUMBUS, OH – Emerging poll data from the No Death Penalty Ohio coalition finds…
Amicus Warns Tennessee Law Another Effort to Undermine Authority of Elected Prosecutors
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Jackson, Tennessee – “One of the bedrock principles of our democracy…
Guest Commentary: Electronic Monitoring Is an Extension of Mass Incarceration
New Vera report finds that the use of electronic monitoring—which perpetuates many of the harms of mass…
University of New Haven’s Radical Reversal Podcast Invites Incarcerated Vanguard Journalists to Produce Interview Series from Valley State Prison
By Benjamin Frandsen CHOWCHILLA, CA – Dr. Randall Horton, Ph.D., the nation’s only fully tenured professor of…
Guest Commentary: Los Angeles Cities Are Wrong to Oppose Bail Reforms That Make Us Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Last fall, Los Angeles County implemented a well-researched bail policy that enabled judges…
Guest Commentary: Shattered Dreams and Unseen Cracks – Jacob Bellinsky’s Battle against Injustice
By Judi Atwood In the tranquil expanse of Gilpin County, Colorado, where the silent mountains bear witness…
ACLU Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit, Decries Police Misuse of ‘Face Recognition’ Technology
By Melinda Kukaj NEWARK, NJ – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and ACLU National…
Brief Argues Government Response to ‘Crimes of a Sexual Nature’ Doesn’t Address Root Cause of that Crime, or Repair Harm
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project this week released a recent research brief entitled “Responding…
California’s Youth Offender Program: How Valley State Prison is Pioneering Deployment of Imprisoned Peer Mentors to Foster Rehabilitation
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation…
ACLU to Challenge Anti-Trans Law in Ohio
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Columbus, OH – Last week the Ohio Legislature overrode Governor Mike…
Winners of $100,000 Grants Announced for Groups Fostering Social Change in Oakland
By Jenna Tooley and Bergen Greenley OAKLAND, CA — The East Bay Community Foundation, Akonadi Foundation and…
ACLU Urges President Biden to Abandon ‘Callous and Unworkable’ Immigration Proposals
By Cindy Chen WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, among other civil rights and immigrant rights organizations, this…
Evidentiary Hearing for Chief Stankewitz Wrapping Up This Week
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – Supporters for Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz held a prayer…
Guest Commentary: ACLU Gains Critical Victory in Fight against Reverse Warrants
Google’s decision to strictly limit access to location history is a huge win for our right to…
REPORT: Crime Down – Crime Trends in U.S. Cities – 2023 Year End Update
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – Since Covid-19, the pandemic led to high rates of crime in…
Compassion Prison Project: An Inside Look at Trauma Talks Workshop at Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Afflicting young people under the age of…
