Benefits, Lessons, and Optimal Strategies from Illinois Regarding How to End Cash Bail
By Audrey Sawyer CHICAGO, IL — The Illinois Supreme Court last month upheld the Illinois Pretrial Fairness…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
State Bar of California Board of Trustees Gets New Members, Chair
By Robert J. Hansen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Supreme Court appointed four individuals to the…
SF Public Defender’s Office Launches College Pathway Project in Partnership with SF State and City College of SF
Program connects system-impacted clients with college opportunities through partnerships with local colleges By David M. Greenwald Executive…
Homeless Union Files Official Complaint with California State Bar, Charges Sacramento District Attorney Misconduct for Interfering with Federal Court Order, Endangering Lives of Unhoused
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Chief Counsel of the Sacramento Homeless…
Kassenoff Sues Social Media Journalist – Influencer for Defamation (Updated)
By Fred Johnson and Susan Bassi Reporter’s Note and update: After consultation with attorneys familiar with the…
California Attorney Catanzarite Sanctioned Again – Previously Solicited Legal Services at Elderly Client’s Home
By Robert J. Hansen ANAHEIM, CA – The Superior Court of California, Orange County has sanctioned Anaheim…
San Bernardino Superior Court Issues TRO to Halt School District’s ‘Mandatory Gender Identity Disclosure Policy’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN BERNARDINO, CA – A San Bernardino Superior Court Wednesday here issued a…
Sacramento Man Sentenced to 18 Months Federal Prison for Jan. 6 Insurrection
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Jorge Aaron Riley, a Sacramento man who appeared to be…
Amicus Filed in Support of Georgia Prosecutorial Discretion
Institute for Innovation in Prosecution Defends Prosecutorial Independence and Challenges the Legality of New Georgia Law, SB…
California AG Urged to Investigate Insurance Industry Collusion on Homeowner Insurance Shortages – Consumer Watchdog Cites ‘Secret Recording’ to End Consumer Protections
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – Consumer Watchdog Tuesday urged California Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate…
ACLU of Kentucky Calls Attention to Abysmal Conditions in Adair County Youth Detention Center
By Kaveh Nasseri COLUMBIA, KY – Young people incarcerated in the Adair County Youth Detention Center (ACYDC)…
California Judges’ Opinion Piece: Pretrial Releases Constitutional, Cite High Bail As ‘Abuse’ of System
By Madi Whittemore LOS ANGELES, CA – Three California Superior Court judges (two retired and one active)…
Fired Police Officer Who Killed Sean Monterossa Reinstated in Vallejo Police Department
By Jojo Kofman, David Greenwald and Isabella Walker VALLEJO, CA – Vallejo police detective Jarrett Tonn, responsible…
Pregnant Woman Suspected of Maybe Shoplifting Shot, Killed by Ohio Officers – Victim’s Family Calls Shooting ‘Criminal Act’ by Police
By The Vanguard COLUMBUS, OH – A pregnant woman was shot and killed by police here, who…
Incarcerated Refuse to Return to Cells in Act of ‘Self-Preservation’ as Heat Bakes 100+ Year-Old Prison Where Walls ‘Sweat’
By The Vanguard STILLWATER, MN – In what one former inmate at a Minnesota prison here called…
Civil Liberties Advocates Oppose NYPD Expanded Drone Use Over Holiday
By The Vanguard NEW YORK CITY, NY – Civil liberties advocates here denounced plans by the New…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Homeless Youth
by T. Crow LJC was born in 1990, in the coastal town of New London, Connecticut. The…
VANGUARD INCARCERATE PRESS: Time Served
by Matt Toerner I committed murder in 2006, at the age of 19, and was subsequently convicted…
REPORT: Mississippi Public Defender Structure Underfunded, Causes Those Who Can’t Afford Attorney to Languish in Jail
By Claire Hsu JACKSON, MS – Mississippi’s public defender system has big problems, leading to many being…
Man Gets Last Laugh and $50,000 after Arrest for ‘Improper Use of Hand Signal’ When He Gestured with ‘Middle Finger’ at Troopers
By The Vanguard DOVER, DE – A man here who warned drivers about a Delaware State Police…
