California DOJ 2023 Hate Crime Report Notes Fewer Hate Crimes in State – Crimes against LGBTQ+, Muslim and Jewish Show Uptick
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief OAKLAND, CA – Hate crimes in California decreased in 2023…
California Legislature OKs ‘End Slavery’ Act Thursday, Voters Will Vote on It in November
By Audrey Sawyer SACRAMENTO, CA — The End Slavery in California Act (ACA 8) will go to…
California Legislation Seeks to Address ‘Retail Theft,’ but Conflicts Remain at Capitol
By Ebenezer Mamo SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senate pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) released a…
VANGUARD WEBINAR: Lawsuit Challenges the California Death Penalty as Racially Discriminatory
In April, an unprecedented lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of California challenging the state’s death…
California State Assembly Gives OK to Close, Consolidate Some Prisons in Midst of Billion Dollar CA Budget Shortfall
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – California—facing a billion-dollar budget crisis—may soon close some state prisons,…
LA TIMES: Thanks to Bail Industry, California Behind in Bail Reform as Illinois Setting Example on Eliminating Money Bail
By Jocelyn Lopez LOS ANGELES, CA – The elimination of money bail is a slow and inconsistent…
New Report Reveals Nationwide Momentum for ‘Second Look’ Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, The Sentencing Project published “The Second Look Movement: A…
Guest Commentary: CTA Fights for Funding for Schools
by David B. Goldberg As educators, we agree with Governor Newsom that we need to preserve the…
Californians ‘Deserve the Full Story, Not Just the Official Story’ about Law Enforcement Shootings, First Amendment Coalition Charges
By The Vanguard Staff SAN RAFAEL, CA – The First Amendment Coalition here this month noted Californians…
California Budget Deficit Forces Difficult Cuts – Lawmakers, CURB Claim Prison Should Be Easy Choice
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – In a recent opinion article in the LA Times, California…
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…
Accused Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Firebombing Planned Parenthood Clinic, Plotting Other Terror Attacks in California as Part of ‘Race War’
By The Vanguard Staff COSTA MESA, CA – A former Marine accused of firebombing a Costa Mesa,…
California Lawmakers Address Racial and Economic Inequality through Reform Programs in Silicon Valley
By Maeve O’Brien SAN JOSE, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-Santa Clara) and Assemblymember Ash…
Study: Jail Deaths in California on Rise
LOS ANGELES, CA – Despite fewer individuals being arrested, the number of people dying in jail keeps…
COURT WATCH: SLO Homeless Union Asks Federal Court to Stop Evictions, Closure of SLO ‘Safe Parking Site’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The San Luis Obispo…
Guest Commentary: Why Is the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Leading the Rent Control Movement?
By Michael Weinstein If you are seeing ads for a rent control ballot initiative in California…
Laptops Behind Bars: Incarcerated Merced College Students Praise CDCR’s Technical Innovation and Support from Prison’s Vice Principal
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Skrybe, a published poet and spoken word…
University of Arizona’s Poetry Center Invites Four Incarcerated California Poets to Appear on Podcast with Award-Winning Poet Randall Horton
By Benjamin Frandsen CHOWCHILLA, CA – The externally published carceral poets the Mundo Press—Last Jedi Left, Skrybe…
A Youth Offender’s Travelog: Sight Seeing through California’s Carceral State from San Quentin to Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – As a young Black man imprisoned in…
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…
