VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Speaking Up for a Change!
By Brianna Engel Hello, Vanguard Incarcerated Press! I have read so many of your inspiring stories, I…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
City Hires Investigator after Judge Declares Mistrial in Case of White Men Chasing, Shooting at Black FedEx Driver
By The Vanguard Staff BROOKHAVEN, MS – After a grand jury cited a number of issues within…
ACLU Features Blog Discussing the Significance of Willful Defiance Punishments, State Legislation
By Claire Hsu LONG BEACH, CA – The ACLU released a blog this past week featuring a…
Oklahoma Execution – 1 of 11 Scheduled in State in 2023 – Prompts Protest at Governor’s Mansion
By Varun Noronha OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Anthony Sanchez’s last words were, “I didn’t kill nobody” just…
Two UC Davis-Connected Jurists – Cantil-Sakauye and Reynoso – Have California Courthouses Named for Them
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Two new California courthouses are being named after jurists with…
NEW DATA: Count of Youth in Confinement Fell Again in 2021
By Kapish Kalita WASHINGTON, DC – Recent information released by the U.S. Dept. of Justice reveals the…
Report to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty Released by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced the…
Guest Commentary: RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message
The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent. by Christopher E….
Internal Los Angeles Police Report Finds Officers Misusing Body Cameras More than LAPD Admitted
By The Vanguard LOS ANGELES, CA – An internal Los Angeles Police Dept. report has found a…
San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle this week,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Anxiety Factor – Correctional Officer Stress & Mental Health
By D. Razor Babb Researchers have only begun to examine the psychological effects and pressures of working…
COURT WATCH: Judge Won’t Reduce Bail, Cites ‘No Change of Circumstances’ Even When Man ‘Evicted,’ Forced to Move Out
By Audrey Sawyer MODESTO, CA – A man accused of multiple (five) cases of driving under the…
Prominent Attorney: California State Bar Goes after Little Fish, Lets Big Fish Swim Away; Former Admin Law Judge Charges Bar May Be ‘Corrupt’
By Robert J. Hansen LOS ANGELES – A nonprofit for California State Bar oversight, and Jay Edelson—an…
ACLU Records Show U.S. Marshals Resisting Biden’s Order to End Private Prison Contracts
By Madi Whittemore NEW YORK, NY – Records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reveal…
Manhattan District Attorney Bragg Announces Return of Nearly $10 Million in Nazi Stolen Art from Holocaust Victim
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – Seven artworks—worth nearly $10 million and stolen by the…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Uncaged Writer
By D. Razor Babb I was hidden in a secluded corner of the gym, enjoying the momentary…
Sacramento County District Attorney Sues City of Sacramento – Homeless Warn They Won’t be ‘Pawns’ in Legal Wranglings
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – City and county political power brokers…
Pretrial Fairness Act Ends Cash Bail in Illinois
By Avery Redula and Kaveh Nasseri CHICAGO, IL – Illinois became the first state to eliminate the…
Florida Leaders Demand Reversal of Governor’s Wrongful Suspension of State Attorney
By Annie Rudolph and Madi Whittemore TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Rob DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Memories That Change Perspective – A Day at Great America
By F. Orlando Wells I’ve spent a great deal of my life looking at so many negative…
