Reconsidering Who Is Kept In Prison: Considering Second Look Legislation
By Danielle Silva The Justice Collaborative hosted a webinar on Second Look Legislation, methods that offer alternatives…
City of Stockton Settles Cop Killing Case with Family for $395,000
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – The long, long journey for Dionne Smith-Downs since her…
Trial Nears – After Nearly 9 Years – of Stockton Cop Accused of Beating Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau STOCKTON, CA – Nearly nine years after a Stockton City police…
Sacramento Sheriff Breaking State Law by Cooperating with ICE, Charge Critics; Call for AG Probe and Grand Jury
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s no surprise that Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones…
Former Girlfriend of Victim in Murder Case Continues Fight for Freedom Under SB 1437
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – A few days before Thanksgiving, San Francisco defense lawyer…
There’s a Pattern of Police Unions Attacking People Who Call for Criminal Justice Reform, Especially When They Are Black
A Philadelphia police union’s recent attack on Players Coalition co-founder Malcolm Jenkins matches rhetorical tactics that officers’…
Anti-Vaccination Activist Prevails in Court v. Senator, but Gets Charged in Another Case
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – An umbrella can be a dangerous thing. So much…
Appeals Court Hears UCD Discrimination Case – Grad Student Complained about Play Using ‘N’ Word
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Can the University of California system discriminate? That was…
Judge Rules against Claim that Sacramento County Jury Pool Is Racially Biased
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – An unusual, if not somewhat unique, defense challenge to…
Anti-Fascists Claim Victory with Slap on Wrist after Facing Major Felonies
Three Year Old Case Started With a “Bloody” Capitol Clash with White Supremacists By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard…
Judge Declares Mistrial in Stockton Cop Killing Case after Jury Deadlocks
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The judge in a federal civil rights trial here…
Sac County Court Trials on Hold after Elevator Snafu
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Tuesday, the day after a Monday Veteran’s Day holiday,…
Federal Jury Deliberates If Police Used Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Special Needs Teen Driving Stolen Van
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Civil rights attorney John Burris didn’t bother to mince…
Police Use of Force Experts in Federal Civil Rights Trial Disagree on Stockton Officers’ Decision to Kill Teen
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – A day after one police procedures expert emphatically maintained…
DAY 3: Police Procedures Expert Testifies in Shooting that Killed Stockton Teen Was ‘Tactical Error’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Day Three in a U.S. District Court civil trial…
Federal Trial: Mother of Slain Teen Shares Witness Stand with Cops Who Killed Him
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The mother of a 16-year-old special needs son shared…
Witness Describes Shock on 1st Day of Federal Lawsuit against Stockton City Cops
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The testimony Monday on the first day of what…
Rally Asks Governor to Stop ICE from Deporting Prisoners after They’ve Done Time – Charles Joseph Case History
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Most of the images of the Trump Administration’s out-of-control…
Exclusive: Santa Rita Jail Hunger Strike Starts after ‘Deliberate Neglect’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau DUBLIN, CA – A Bay Area civil rights attorney told…
State Prison Rally Highlights Lawsuit, and Horrific Conditions for Women, Trans Prisoners
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation has, according…
