Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Refuses To Survey Staff To Ascertain Vaccination Status
By Tiffany Devlin Bi-weekly update from Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis. The Covid In-Custody Project partners with…
33 CDCR Institutions in Phase 3 of Re-Opening – Programs and Services to Resume Shortly
By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and…
CA Measure Would Assist Low Income SF Jurors by Upping Daily Compensation to $100 a Day; SF DA Chesa Boudin, PD Manu Raju Support Measure
By Natasha Pawar SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Just before leaving for a long 4th of July weekend,…
Attorney General Bonta Releases Broad Guidelines, Reports in the Face of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
By Alexander Ramirez and Allison Hodge OAKLAND, CA – In response to the recent increase of hate…
California Bans State-Funded Travel to Five New States over Their Passage of New Anti-LGBTQ Laws
By Joshua Vega SACRAMENTO, CA – As of this week, California has now placed new travel restrictions…
McCarty’s Drug Treatment Bill Clears Another Key Hurdle, Senate Public Safety Committee
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – Four weeks after the bill sailed through the Assembly on…
Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics Awaits Assembly Hearings – Senator Gathers Support from Diverse Stakeholders
By Alex Klimenko and Sam Zou SACRAMENTO, CA – In his press conference on Jun. 28, California…
Landmark Police Accountability Bill Signed by Governor Newsom
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – On Monday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 127, key…
Governor Newsom Signs Nation-Leading Rent Relief Program for Low-Income Tenants
By Vanguard Staff On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed critical legislation that will extend not only the…
Fully Vaccinated CDCR Staff Members Now Exempt From Surveillance Testing
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis Incarcerated Narrative Dangerous…
AG Announces Plan to Increase Efforts to Dismantle Human Trafficking and Children Exploitation in California
By Stephanie Boulos, Neha Malhi and Angie Madrid LOS ANGELES, CA – As human trafficking cases increased,…
Senator Wiener’s Housing Package Passes Assembly Housing Committee
Author Believes SB 10, 478, and SB 477 will spur housing production and accountability from local jurisdictions By Vanguard Staff…
California Capitol Watch: Ninth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Challenging Bill Requiring Women on Corporate Boards
By Eric Gelber Background In 2018, the Legislature enacted SB 826 (Jackson and Atkins), requiring that publicly…
Despite Strong Opposition from Cal Cities, City Officials and Others, SB 9 Advances Out of Committee
By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – SB 9 passed out of the Assembly Housing and Community…
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules to Maintain Stay for Assault Weapon Ban in California
By Ankita Joshi and Karisa Cortez CALIFORNIA – The assault weapon ban in California will still be…
CDCR Halts Data Reporting on Staff COVID-19 Cases, Deaths; Only 50 Active Cases Reported Across CDCR
By Julietta Bisharyan, Nick Gardner and Alexis Hogan Weekly highlights from CDCR’s COVID-19 crisis CDCR Confirmed COVID-19…
San Quentin Prisoners Speak on COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Kevin Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member of…
San Quentin’s Non-COVID-19 Emergency
By Kevin Sawyer Kevin D. Sawyer is the associate editor for San Quentin News and a member of…
Looking Back at CDCR’s COVID-19 Early Release Efforts– Was It Adequate?
By Yasmeen Khan This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Is California Ending the Reid Technique? Proposal Would Require Police to Interrogate Criminal Suspects More Ethically
By Linh Nguyen, Michelle Luu, and Jeramie Gutierrez SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa)…
