ACLU REPORT: Police Fatally Shoot/Kill People of Color at Same Rate During Pandemic
By Anais Cortes The ACLU’s recent research report, “The Other Epidemic: Fatal Police Shootings in the Time…
Health Officer Analyzes San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak in Letter to Judge
By Pavan Potti MARIN – In the tight and compressed environment of prison, a powerful virus like…
COVID-19 Presents Troubles in the Make Up of Juries
By Danae Snell ALAMEDA – On top of everything blamed on the Coronavirus, it now appears COVID-19…
CA Corrections Purposely Ignored Health Warnings; Led to Largest COVID-19 Outbreak in U.S. at San Quentin
Special to The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO – A more than 400-page pleading here charges today that the…
Guest Commentary: Labor Relations at UC Davis in Light of COVID
by Maria Martinez The University of California currently rests on the periphery of a massive decision, to…
COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Affect Courts in U.S., Fresno
By Shellsea Lomeli FRESNO, CA – The presence of coronavirus has forced a Fresno County Superior Court…
Press Conference Held to Discuss the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak, 26 Deaths to Date
By Dominique Kato After months of warning about the potential health consequences of COVID in prison, San…
San Francisco Public Defender Frees Man Facing Life in Prison
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Although not completely pleased with the outcome, and confident they could…
Defendants Miss Court Due to Fresno Jail COVID Outbreak – Cases Surge to Nearly 500
By Kelsey Kitzke FRESNO – Defendants were absent from court on this past Wednesday due to an…
Credit COVID-19 in Dismissal of Charges for Defendant
By Anna Okada HUMBOLDT – Credit COVID-19 for helping get charges dismissed against a defendant here in…
Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing
After ICE had failed to provide COVID testing to immigrant detainees, on Thursday, a federal judge granted…
The Danger of Quarantine in Cases of Domestic Violence in Fresno
By Danae Snell FRESNO – If court cases are any indication, the coronavirus has the ability to…
Coronavirus Court Precautions Can Lead to Unforeseen Complications
By Phoebe Glick FRESNO – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, California superior courts—including Fresno Superior Court—have…
Savit’s Victory in Michigan, Gardner in St. Louis, Are the Latest in the String of Wins for Reformer DAs
In 2018 for the first time there was a real emphasis to challenge incumbent DAs with progressive…
Davis Announces Beginning of Furlough Days for Employees Due to COVID Budget Cuts
This week the city of Davis announced it would be beginning to furlough city employees for one…
Analysis: CDCR Has NOT Reduced Its Prison Population Below 100,000
Last week you may have seen it, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced on Thursday…
Minimal Testing & Labelling Asymptomatic Cases as Recovered – How Santa Rita Jail Brought Down COVID-19 Cases Amidst an Outbreak
By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of August 2, the recent outbreak in Santa…
CDCR Healthcare workers to Gov. Newsom – “If CDCR does not release more than half of the prison population, stop all transfers, more people will die.”
(Dashboard updates daily M-F) By Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes…
Fresno Judges Leniency on Payments, Program Enrollment During COVID-19 Pandemic
By Ryan Oh, Josue Monroy, Stephanie Don and Evelyn Valerio FRESNO – In Fresno County Superior Court,…
Sunday Commentary: Even Before COVID Struck, Paid Parking Was Going to Be Off the Table
As someone who drives downtown to work every day—even now—I have a lot of frustration with the…
