US Alone Among G7 Countries in Using Capital Punishment Last Year
Special to the Vanguard The Death Penalty Information Center had a brief report last week that found…
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Guest Commentary: The Exploitative Face of Family Court – A Modern-Day Slavery
By Judi Atwood Family Court in America has quietly become a new form of exploitation, akin to…
Science, Statistics, Expert Testimony Important in Finding Justice – Or Innocent People Go to Jail
By the Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – “The city of New York recently witnessed a record…
California Attorney General Introduces Race-Blind Charging Guidelines to Prosecutors
By Xinhui Lin OAKLAND, CA – “Throughout California’s history, too many of us have felt the sting…
Controversial City Councilmember’s Temporary Restraining Order Chills Political Speech on Social Media
By Susan Bassi and Fred Johnson Just before the new year, San Jose City Councilmember Peter…
Guest Commentary: Death by Nitrogen Hypoxia
by Billy Sinclair Some human rights experts believe death by nitrogen hypoxia is painful and excruciating. Nitrogen…
Four Men and One Man’s Mother Now Jailed in Connection to Death of Oakland Officer Killed in Dispensary Burglary
By Citlalli Florez OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced the charges against four…
Mid-2023 Report Suggests Homicide Rate Could Be Lowest in U.S. History
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINTON, DC – Murders in 30 large U.S. cities declined 9.4 percent in…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Ferrari
by Scott Culp Ask any Chronobiologist, the studier of innate biological rhythms, what the vacuum of solitary…
Guest Commentary: GEO Group Employees Purposely Harm and Retaliate against Blind Inmate at El Centro Detention Facility In California
By Malik Washington “City and state officials are replicating and escalating tactics often associated with totalitarian regimes:…
Guest Commentary: Another Year of America’s Failed Experiment – The Death Penalty in 2023
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system…
National Conference in Berkeley Advises Prosecutors on How to Successfully Put Police on Trial for Excessive Force Charges
By Sarah Weld BERKELEY, CA – The first-ever national conference for prosecutors – at least 65 were…
ACLU Charges FBI Raid on Journalist Tim Burke Violates 1st Amendment Rights
By Avery Redula TAMPA, FL. – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is under fire for raiding…
NYCLU Warns Barnard College New Faculty Speech Policy Violates Academic Freedom
By Audrey Sawyer NEW YORK, NY — An incoming policy that requires departments to submit the content…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Ghostly Aspect
The links between a bizarre time perception and an indeterminate future found in Lifers Without Parole (LWOPs)…
DA Opposes Dismissal in Orange County Prosecutorial Misconduct Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – Orange County Deputy DA Seton Hunt filed…
California ‘Racial’ and ‘Identity Profiling’ Report Shows Little New – Depends on Color of Skin of Those Arrested
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory…
Report: Wrongfully Convicted Not Getting Compensation Despite Michigan Law
by Anna Clark ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter…
Guest Commentary: The Financial Toll of Intimate Partner Violence – A Call for Accountability in Legal System Costs
By Judi Atwood Amidst an urgent global need to address Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), it becomes crucial…
Researchers Find Perceptions of Facial Features in White Accused Affects Jury Sentencing Decisions
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Researchers at Columbia University said they found “jurors’ perception of…
