Opinion: Liberals As Wrong As Segregationists, Arguing President Can Defy SCOTUS
By The Vanguard WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent open letter, The Hill reports Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The People in Blue and the California Model
By Joan Parkin The success of Governor Newsom’s plans to reform San Quentin into the California Model…
Guest Commentary: Challenging Police Brutality in Louisiana
By Johanna Silver Police violence is a pervasive issue across the country that has led to harassment,…
California Senate OKs Constitutional Amendment to Officially Repeal Defunct 2008 Measure Banning Same-Sex Marriages
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – A proposed constitutional amendment to repeal a 2008 measure approved by…
Federal Judge Blocks Biden (Trump) Asylum Ban – for Now
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A host of pro-migrant groups, including the ACLU, hailed as…
DA Investigator Attempts to Discredit Key Evidence in Dev Case; Cross, However, Demonstrates Limited Investigation
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Prosecutors on Monday attempted to attack key evidence…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: My Prison Experience
by Fausto Minor Sent to prison at the youthful age of 17, I came with a belief…
Mississippi AG Challenges Progressive DA Who Prosecuted Cop
By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MI – Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch asked a judge last week…
Arizona Law Banning Recording of Police Declared Unconstitutional
By Citlalli Florez PHOENIX, AZ – An Arizona law, which banned the filming of police, was blocked…
Stanislaus Judge Finds after Lengthy Proceeding Man Not Competent to Stand Trial
Modesto, CA – It was a battle of three court appointed experts—two of whom deemed a man…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Note on Leadership
by Christopher DeHuff At my first Parole Board hearing in August 2017, the subject of my involvement…
‘Famed’ Forensic Scientist Found Liable for Fabricating Evidence in Murder Case that Sent Men to Prison for Decades
By The Vanguard Staff HARTFORD, CT – A federal judge here last week found famed forensic scientist…
Heat, Floods, Pests, Disease, and Death: What Climate Change Means for People in Prison
By Isabella Walker and Audrey Sawyer NORTHHAMPTON, MASS – Extreme weather like heatwaves in states across the…
Jury Awards $13 Million to LAPD Officers Accused of Drawing Hitler Mustache on Arrestee
By Audrey Sawyer LOS ANGELES, CA – A jury awarded $13.1 million in damages July 12 to…
Sunday Commentary: Right Wing Media Sites Continue to Repeat Poor Analysis by Yolo DA
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In February, the Yolo County DA’s office released…
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Drug Traffickers You Don’t Hear About… US Border Patrol
The media loves to blame immigrants, while ignoring the fact that some of the people guarding the…
LOOKING BACK: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight against Innocence Claims Must Cease
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Judicial Council of California Friday released its final legislative…
Another Suspicious Death Reported at Embattled Sacramento County Main Jail
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – For the second time in two weeks, and fourth time…
Ossoff Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Giving U.S. Senate More Oversight of Federal Prison System
By Holly Werris WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has introduced the “Federal Prisons Accountability Act”…
