VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Proposed Prisoner Pay Increase Research
By John L. Orr In December 2022 Inmate Advising Council (TAC) Warden’s meeting, a brief revelation from…
Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana
By Sam McCann There is growing consensus that mass incarceration does not make communities safer. But the…
The CDCR Enforces Policy Requiring Shaving by Officers Despite Religious or Health Reasons Not to Do So
By Kevin Barragan SACRAMENTO, CA – Earlier this month, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began…
Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact…
Commentary: In Search of Dignity and Safety
by Dr. Joan Parkin The passage of SB 132, which allows incarcerated transgender, non-binary and intersex people…
Harvest Davidson Spent Nearly Six Years Fighting Murder Cases in El Dorado County Jail – Now He’s Released
by Robert J. Hansen South Lake Tahoe, CA – Earlier this month one of five men who…
Ella Baker Center Celebrates Prison Closures, Urges State Leaders to Continue Efforts to Reduce Prison Populations
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, CDCR announced it was moving forward to close…
Squander 101: A Required Corrections Officer Academy Class
By Bryce Canyon My Introduction to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) prison system followed…
CDCR Secretary Visits Prison Newspaper
By Christopher Bryson California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Kathleen Allison visited Mule Creek State Prison…
Clinical Social Workers Overworked-Underpaided in California Prisons
By D. Razor Babb Licensed clinical social workers provide a valuable and integral service to the…
Suboxone – An Up-Close Look at the Biggest Legal Narcotic in California’s Prisons, Part II
By JC Grant Compstat is CDCR’s official packaging of statistical data. Month to month numbers including everything…
CDCR Secretary Tours Mule Creek State Prison
By D. Razor Babb The California Department of Correcting (CDCR) Secretary Kathleen Allison and a host of…
CDAA Asks CDCR to Explain Early Release Policy
(Editor’s note: Last week, the California District Attorneys Association put out a communication asking CDCR to explain their…
Mother of Woman Killed in Chino Prison Presented PowerPoint to Prison Officials to Help Prevent Inmate Domestic Abuse and Violence
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – It was a unique moment for…
One Couple’s Fight against ‘Ludicrous’ COVID-19 Policies in a California Prison
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on…
One Man’s ‘COVID-19 Reality’ at California State Prison in Lancaster, California
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project — an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis…
Explore latest data and updates on COVID in California’s prison system
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting…
My View: Since the 1970s California Has Shifted from Prioritizing Education to Incarcerating People
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week I came across some stunning data—even though I had…
CDCR Investigating In-custody Deaths as Homicide
By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Prison Doesn’t Work – In One Graphic
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They say a picture is worth one thousand words—a good graphic…
