The Plantation Never Closed
Alabama’s prison system is a modern-day plantation, exploiting Black labor for profit while stripping them of their political power and voice.
DOJ’s Recommendation for Lenient Sentence on Breonna Taylor Case Draws Ire
Civil rights advocates have condemned the DOJ’s recommendation for a one-day prison sentence for Brett Hankison, arguing that it diminishes the gravity of his actions and the life lost, and sends a minimizing message about justice.
Report Finds More Mistakes Made Executing Black People Than Other Races
By Julie McCaffrey NEW ORLEANS, LA — Significantly more mistakes were made during the execution of Black…
Describing Modern Day Prison Labor’s Roots in Slavery, Groups Urge Court to Uphold Rights of Incarcerated Workers
By Felecia Johnson and Gabriel Johnson BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – A coalition including the national American Civil…
Lawyers for 56 Louisiana Death Row Prisoners Criticize Move by District Attorney to Block Pardon Board Hearings
By The Vanguard Staff BATON ROUGE, LA – Lawyers for 56 death row prisoners in Louisiana Tuesday…
Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols
By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the…
In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – In a special New York Times piece this week,…
Judge Tosses Gang Enhancements Under CA Racial Justice Act, Rules ‘Prosecutors…Targeted Black People’
By The Vanguard Staff MARTINEZ, CA – Gang charges against four men were dismissed Friday by Contra…
New York Criminal Conviction Statistics Reveal Racial Inequality
By Ramneet Singh NEW YORK, NY – The Data Collaborative For Justice analyzed New York State criminal…
Racial and Gender Disparities in ‘21 California Police Stops Report: Black People Stopped at Higher Rate, ‘Hispanics’ Stopped More Often
By Cheyenne Galloway BERKELY, CA – Steven Raphael, a co-author of “By the Numbers,” produced by the…