Guest Commentary: Boulder County Family Courts – An Unjust Punitive Operation Failing to Protect the Vulnerable
by Judi-Beth Atwood This Sunday marks a bittersweet moment in my life—a reunion with my two children…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
The Judiciary Has Policed Itself for Decades – It Doesn’t Work
by Brett Murphy and Kirsten Berg ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Turning Her Back
By Brian Mattes If most people heard that staff turned their backs and allowed a sex offender…
Recall Campaign Increases Signature Goal; Price’s Campaign Responds
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – This week, the Pamela Price Recall campaign put…
Lawsuits against California State Bar and State Move Forward, Court Rules
By Robert J. Hansen ANAHEIM, CA – A motion to dismiss a case filed against the State…
Guest Commentary: The Consequences of Police in Schools – A North Carolina Case Study
School districts continue to invest millions in law enforcement, despite clear evidence of harm to students. By…
ACLU of Wisconsin Files Open Records Requests with Six School Districts about Book Bans
By Nico Ludwig-Stock MILWAUKEE, WI – The ACLU of Wisconsin this week filed open records requests with…
Guest Commentary: Jews Must Speak Out against Alabama’s Planned Nitrogen-Gassing Executions
by Stephen A. Cooper & Cantor Michael J. Zoosman A lawyer-turned-death penalty abolitionist and a Jewish cantor…
San Francisco District Attorney Caught Stating Homeless Should be Made ‘Uncomfortable’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Thousands of unsheltered San Franciscans should be “made to…
Historical Settlement Ends Trump’s ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Family Separations; Victims Now Compensated after Controversial Policy
By Vy Tran SAN DIEGO, CA — U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw last week here verbally approved…
Guest Commentary: 45 People Have Died in LA County Jails This Year
By Sam McCann Another person has died in Los Angeles County jails, bringing the total number of…
Sacramento Sheriff Deputy Abuses, Arrests Man for Being Drunk ‘In Public’ in Homeowner’s Own Garage – Receives Slap on Wrist after Recommended Firing
The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Records reveal the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office only gave a…
District Attorneys Unite across Party Lines, Praise Georgia Supreme Court Decision to Dismiss Measure Designed to ‘Police’ DAs.
By Madison Whittemore DECATUR, GA – A lawsuit against a measure that would create a commission to…
Sacramento District Attorney’s Lawsuit Criminalizing Unhoused: ‘Playing Politics’ with Homeless Lives, Charges Mayoral Candidate
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The County of Sacramento District Attorney…
New York District Attorney Vacates Convictions of 2 More Men Wrongly Convicted Decades Ago
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK CITY, NY – Two more men—both spent more than 20 years…
Report: Three Causes of Racial Inequity in Criminal Justice System
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – “One in Five: Racial Disparity in Imprisonment – Causes and Remedies.”…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Failure Is Success?
Case example revealing modern-day slavery and the intentional causing of crime for profit By James Kor This…
Federal Court Green Lights Lawsuit against LAPD for Excessive Force on Black Lives Matter Founder
By Kayla Meraz LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal civil rights lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police…
ACLU of Alabama Releases Report Criticizing Alabama Lawmakers
ACLU of Alabama Releases Report Criticizing Alabama Lawmakers By Rena Abdusalam ALABAMA – The ACLU of Alabama…
California’s Plan to End Collection of ‘Uncollectible’ Child Support Debt for Low Income Parents Praised
By Yana Singhal SACRAMENTO, CA – Truth and Justice in Child Support this past week praised a…
