New Data Shows after Nearly 10 Years of Decline U.S. Prison Population Grew in 2022 – More So for People of Color
By Priyanka Vatturi WASHINGTON, DC – New data released this past week by the Bureau of Justice…
California Joins Coalition Opposing Billion Dollar Deal with 3M over Water Contamination
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced his state’s…
Arizona Governor Signs Executive Order to Establish Independent Prison Oversight Commission
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong PHOENIX, AZ – In fulfilling her promise of a bold agenda for her first…
4 State Executions Scheduled This Week Across U.S. – Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Oklahoma
By Leila Katibah During the week of Nov.17, four men across the U.S. are scheduled to be…
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona Law that Limits Recording Police Officers
By Ava Schwartzapfel PHOENIX, AZ – A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against a potential…
Guest Commentary: Federal Judge Finds Arizona’s Prison Health Care Is “Plainly Grossly Inadequate” and Unconstitutional
After a long struggle, a damning ruling affirms what our plaintiffs have endured for years. By Corene…
Blind Man Executed in Arizona – Last Minute Appeal Failed
By Veronica Miller FLORENCE, AZ – Clarence Dixon—a 66-year-old blind man who lawyers said was “incompetent” and…
‘Schizophrenic’ Convicted Man Requests Relief as Execution Nears
By Nora Dahl PHOENIX, AZ – Lawyers for Clarence Dixon, whose execution is set early next month,…
Lawyers Criticize Decision by AZ Supreme Court to Set May Execution Date for Disabled, Mentally Ill Man
By Vanguard Staff PHOENIX, AZ – An attorney for Arizona death row prisoner Clarence Dixon criticized an…
Arizona Legislature Censures State Senator Wendy Rogers’ Threatening, Antisemitic and Hateful Comments – Asks Her to Resign
By Sam Alcaraz and Gracy Joslin PHOENIX, AZ – Last week in the Arizona Senate, white nationalist…
Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Death Penalty Case That Could Gut Protections against Ineffective Assistance of Counsel at Trial or in the Appellate Courts
By David M. Greenwald Next week, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Arizona prosecutors’ challenges…
Judge Allows Homeless Defendants to Move Out of State While Waiting for Trial
By Dario McCarty WOODLAND, CA — Two homeless defendants requested here in Yolo County Superior Court to…
Arizona Judge Rules in Defendant’s Favor to Stop Future Execution.
By Alex Klimenko PHOENIX, AZ – Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel Monday vacated, and refused…
AZ Introduces Use-of-Force Measure to Hold Law Enforcement Accountable for Deaths
By Dalia Bautista Rodriguez PHOENIX – A law enforcement use-of-force measure to hold officers liable for implementing…
Public Defender Still Fighting to Free Brother from Arizona Jail
Earlier this week the Arizona Court of Appeals ordered a new hearing for Neko Wilson, who has…
