California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination
By Holly Werris SACRAMENTO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom this past week reinvigorated his hate crime awareness…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Destructive Street Ideology
By David Holloman My name is David Holloman. I’ve been incarcerated for 18 years on a 34-year…
Death Row Clemency Filings: Report Analysis of Louisiana’s Broken Death Penalty
By Rena Abdusalam BATON ROUGE, LA – The Capital Appeals Project, a nonprofit law firm located in…
Los Angeles Times Editorial Claims No One Should Have to Pay Bail, Not Even Former President Trump
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong ATLANTA, GA – The Los Angeles Times editorial board published an editorial this week…
California AG Warns Temecula About ‘Forced Outing Policy Detrimental to the Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Students’
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – For the third time in about a month, California Attorney General…
Guest Commentary: The Transformative Journey – Embracing the Voices of Successful Reentry
by Rodney Wrice In the intricate landscape of reentry from incarceration, a profound story of transformation unfolds—a…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Irrepressible
by Ellis Lund As I grew from a child into my teenage years, I witnessed that I…
Four Migrants Seeking Asylum File Lawsuit for Civil Rights Abuses under Operation Lone Star
By Cheyenne Galloway AUSTIN, TX – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU), Covington & Burling…
San Joaquin County Jail Scheduled for 1st Ever Audit after Grand Jury Report, Sex Abuse of Incarcerated People
By The Vanguard STOCKTON, CA – The San Joaquin County Jail houses about 1,300 people, but has…
Guest Commentary: Allow Judges to Reconsider Life without Parole Sentences
Senate bill reflects changes in California law and evidence of rehabilitation and redemption By LaDoris Cordell California…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Turning Calamity into Victory
by Marcel Invaka Roberson The first day of my feeling like a prisoner was when I was…
Prosecutors Reduce Charges against Former and Current Officers Indicted in 2019 Death of Elijah McClain
By The Vanguard AURORA, CO — Two Aurora Police officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain…
Two Dead in Lake Arrowhead after Confrontation over LGBT Flag Leads to Tragedy
By Gabriel Johnson LAKE ARROWHEAD, CA – Laura “Lauri” Ann Carleton, 66, was shot and killed just…
Guest Commentary: Urban Alchemy – Empowering Transformation Ignored by Mainstream Media
By Rodney Wrice In a society where media outlets play a pivotal role in shaping public opinion,…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Palette of a Life
by Gary Salcedo I’m a 43-year-old ex-gang member who is sitting in a prison cell, teetering a…
Midwest Innocence Project Claims DNA Evidence Proves Man’s Innocence of First Degree Murder of Reporter 24 Years Ago
By Isabella Walker ST. LOUIS, MO – New DNA evidence proves Marcellus Williams did not commit the…
Trump Bail Bond Set at $200,000 in Georgia Election Corruption Case
By Kaveh Nasseri ATLANTA, GA – According to The Associated Press Monday, former President Donald Trump’s bond…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Hurt People Hurt People
by Justin Ennis When I tried to trace the events that led up to my crime, I…
Denver Police Officer Killed Unarmed Black Man Holding Only a Harmless Marker
By The Vanguard DENVER, CO – Another story about police shooting and killing someone holding a “weapon”…
Connecticut Closes 10 State Prisons, Reduces Imprisoned People by Half – Crime Levels Lowest in More Than 40 Years
By The Vanguard HARTFORD, CT – “In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it…
