Guest Commentary: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
By Mark Dempsey It’s often hard to imagine local connections to global issues, but returning to…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: A Letter to No One
by R. Sanchez Dear You: I haven’t decided whom I’ll send this letter to, or even if…
Commentary: A Bit of Magical Thinking on Housing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Magical thinking. That was the phrase used on…
Commentary: Is Measure J Under Threat from the State?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis has long been a poster child community for anti-growth policies—culminating…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Cities Want Funding for Homelessness but Are Opposing New Housing Solutions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This weekend, the LA Times Editorial Board called out city and…
Sunday Commentary: As the District 3 Special Election Winds Down, Who Has the Advantage?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – As noted earlier this week, this has been…
Looking Back: Careers in the Innocence Movement
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
My View: What the Builder’s Remedy Might Mean for Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The news broke late on Friday afternoon, but…
Guest Commentary: Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases
Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal…
Letter: Housing As a Human Right
By Jason Taormino I believe that housing is a human right. Human rights belong to every person…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: California’s Mental Health Staffing Crisis
by Mark Daigre During the 1980s, the state of California — in an effort to improve mental…
Commentary: Neville Gets Critical Backing from Enterprise
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – While the issue of housing has roared into…
Guest Commentary: Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety
By Sam McCann If some lawmakers have their way, elected prosecutors who implement reforms will be answering…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Proposed Prisoner Pay Increase Research
By John L. Orr In December 2022 Inmate Advising Council (TAC) Warden’s meeting, a brief revelation from…
Commentary: City Staff Knew about HCD Letter on Monday April 3 – Did Not Inform Council Until Wednesday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A records request of the city did not…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Arts and Healing
by Marty Williams March 1 of this year marked Music Therapy Day, one of many special days…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Forever Prisoner
by Fred Munch The superior courts in California hand out life sentences like candy at Halloween. In…
Sunday Commentary: A Lot of Things Don’t Add Up from Tuesday
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – A lot of things did not add up…
Looking Back: Barry Gibbs Gets $11.8 Million for Nineteen Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Guest Commentary: The Social Security Scam
The Social Security Scam by Mark Dempsey Today’s Sacramento Bee (April 2, 2023) has a story with the…