California Public Defenders Urge Legislature to Stop Governor Newsom from Cutting Successful Resentencing Program
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco/ Oakland, CA – Thousands of people who are eligible for release…
No Access to Attorney Visits or Video Hearings for Santa Rita Jail Residents, Says Alameda Public Defender’s Office
By Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners…
Video Urging Covid-19 Vaccinations Shown In Jail
By Angelina Sang and Samuel Van Blaricom ALAMEDA, CA – Local community leaders and organizations have collaborated…
George Gascón and Brendon Woods Discuss the Importance of the Vanguard
At the Vanguard’s Big Day of Giving Event, LA District Attorney George Gascón and Alameda Public…
Big Day of Giving Event – Feat. George Gascón and Brendon Woods on Policing (Video + Audio)
On May 6, the Vanguard held a special live webinar featuring LA District Attorney George Gascón and…
Double Your Contribution and Reserve Your Spot Now: #BDOG2021 Featuring George Gascón and Brendon Woods
Special Vanguard Event on May 6 – Big Day of Giving Normally the Big Day of Giving…
Special Vanguard Event on May 6: Big Day of Giving, Featuring Gascón and Brendon Woods
Special Vanguard Event on May 6 – Big Day of Giving Normally the Big Day of Giving…
Chesa Boudin Featured at UC Hastings Symposium on Police Accountability
By Mia Machado SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The UC Hastings Journal of Crime and Punishment hosted a…
Judge Rejects Public Defender Motion to Recuse DA’s Office
by David M. Greenwald Oakland, CA – Superior Court Judge Allan Hymer rejected a motion by Richard…
Sunday Commentary: Why Do a Lot of DAs Seem to Have the Maturity of a Petulant Child?
By David M. Greenwald Yesterday we reported on the bizarre give and take between the Alameda County…
Alameda Public Defender Files Motion to Recuse Entire DA’s Office for Misconduct; Of Course DA Responds by Cutting Off Informal Talks with Public Defenders
By David M. Greenwald Citing a “troubling and extensive pattern of misconduct” by “some prosecutors which the…
USF Law Prof, Alameda County Public Defender Talk Public Defenders, Jail Reform and Black Lives Matter
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO/ALAMEDA, CA – University of San Francisco law professor, Lara Bazelon, and Alameda…
Letter: Involuntary Prison Transfers
Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted on behalf of a number of incarcerated people at San…
Bail Bond Industry Continues to Profit Off People of Color, Poor During Pandemic
By Shwetha Krishnakumar and Emma Phillips SACRAMENTO – Domestic violence cases nearly doubled in Sacramento County from…
Alameda County Judges Attempt to Change Local Court Rules – Public Defender Opposes Move
By Lauren Smith ALAMEDA COUNTY – Judges are once again attempting to change local court rules to…
Alameda County Public Defender Uses YouTube Videos to Tell Incarcerated How to Vote from Jail Cells
By Ruby Chavez ALAMEDA COUNTY – YouTube videos are encouraging inmates at Santa Rita County Jail…
UC Davis Law’s Racial Justice Speaker Series Commences, Inspirational Talk Given by Chief Public Defender Brendon Woods
By Anastasia Guevara DAVIS – To kick off UC Davis School of Law’s Racial Justice Speaker Series,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 72 – Alameda Public Defender Brendon Woods
Everyday Injustice speaks to Brendon Woods, the chief Public Defender in Alameda County, the only Black Chief…
Racial Justice Act Passes California Senate Public Safety Committee
The California Racial Justice Act will prohibit the use of race, ethnicity or national origin in sentencing…
Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
