Advocates Call for Closure of California Correctional Facilities in Response to Governor’s Budget
By Audrey Sawyer SACRAMENTO, CA — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May Revised Budget has recently sparked criticism…
New Report Finds Most California Counties List Five or Fewer ‘Girls’ in Custody
By Bryan Miller NEW YORK – The Vera Institute of Justice and Young Women’s Freedom Center this…
Winners of $100,000 Grants Announced for Groups Fostering Social Change in Oakland
By Jenna Tooley and Bergen Greenley OAKLAND, CA — The East Bay Community Foundation, Akonadi Foundation and…
California Attorney General Introduces Race-Blind Charging Guidelines to Prosecutors
By Xinhui Lin OAKLAND, CA – “Throughout California’s history, too many of us have felt the sting…
Briefing: ‘Business as Usual’ for Courts – Prison, Jail Populations Increase under ‘Tough on Crime’ Strategies
By The Vanguard Staff NORTHHAMPTON, MA – Data released late in 2023 from the Bureau of Justice…
City of Pomona Sued after Citing, Fining Non-Profit for Wall Art Critical of Abusive Police
By Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The city of Pomona is being sued after it cited…
Annual CA Attorney General Report Reveals – Among Other Statistics – Nearly 2 Californians Shot by Law Enforcement Daily, Most of Them Brown and Black
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – More than 600 people, or nearly…
Disability Rights California, Other Organizations Announce Opposition to California Measure to ‘Modernize’ Ability of State to Involuntarily Detain People
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – Disability Rights California and other progressive organizations said this week they…
Guest Commentary: Local Governments Must Take Responsibility for Police Violence
It shouldn’t take a federal investigation to address violent and harmful practices. By Jenn Rolnick Borchetta and…
Re-Imagine LA Releases Care First Analysis of County’s 2023-23 Budget, Calls It an ‘Over-Investment in Systems of Harm’
By Roni Ayalon LOS ANGELES, CA – Re-Imagine LA Coalition released its “Care First Budget Report” this…
Vera Institute of Justice Unravels Financial Contradictions Links to Mass Incarceration
By Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK, NY – Researchers and advocates at the Vera Institute of Justice,…
