NY Senate Corrections Chair Addresses Measures Taken to Protect Incarcerated People Amid COVID-19 Crisis
By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK– With over 100 positive cases of COVID-19 in prison facilities in New…
Vanguard Exclusive: Incarcerated People Describe Current Conditions, Lack of Health Care in Prisons and Jails
The Vanguard spoke on Wednesday to an incarcerated person located at Corcoran State Prison, a maximum security…
COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year
Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed through…
COVID-19 Threat Forces Sacramento Courts to Open Via Teleconference Only – Only Minor Hiccups Reported
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Sacramento County Superior Court ramped-up – some might…
Mayor and City of Sacramento Charged with Violating CDC, Governor ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Orders
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Homeless Union, its president Crystal Sanchez…
SF Public Defender Calls for the Release of Eligible Youth in Juvenile Detention Facilities
By Julietta Bisharyan SAN FRANCISCO –– To ensure that the incarcerated people in San Francisco’s juvenile detention…
New York Defense Groups Denounce Governor Cuomo’s Reversal of Bail Reform
By Shellsea Lomeli NEW YORK – A number of New York defense groups released a statement together,…
CA ICE Detention Centers Could Turn into COVID-19 ‘Death Camps,’ Warn Capitol Car Protestors
By Crescenzo Vellucci Sacramento Vanguard Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – COVID-19 could soon turn immigrant detention centers in…
State Inmates Released Early? May Join Sacramento County Prisoners Getting COVID-19 Break
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – It looks like thousands of state prison…
Guest Commentary: Frontline Providers Urge Community to Stay Home
As frontline providers mobilizing to fight an invisible enemy, and care for you, our community, we want…
SF District Attorney and Public Defender Unite to Release Incarcerated People Amidst COVID-19
By Lea Barrios SAN FRANCISCO–To prevent the spread of COVID-19, representatives from the San Francisco District Attorney’s…
Federal Court Rules to Release Individuals at High Risk of Contracting COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi Harrisburg, PA.- The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled…
Councilmember Frerichs Discusses the COVID-19 Threat and City’s Response
The Davis Community is responding to an unprecedented threat from COVID-19. The Vanguard spoke with Councilmember Lucas…
COVID-19 Court Closures Extended by CA Supreme Court Chief Justice – Civil Libertarians, Defense Lawyers Have Concerns
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – Late Monday, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani…
Lawsuit Demands Release of Immigrants at Risk of Death from COVID-19
Detainees at ICE’s Adelanto Immigration Jail with Life-Threatening Conditions are Plaintiffs (From Press Release) — Today, six…
Councilmember Carson Talks about the COVID-19 Crisis
Councilmember Dan Carson is the latest of the city council to speak with the Vanguard about the…
ACLU Concerned about Due Process Rights under COVID-19 Court Policies
(The following is a letter from Friday, March 27, from Kathleen Guneratne, Senior Staff Attorney for the…
Restorative Justice International Statement on COVID-19’s Impact on Prisons and Jails
(From Press Release) – Restorative Justice International (RJI) today urged U.S. and global justice systems to respond…
My View: Discrimination Incidents Rise Against Asian Americans Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
There have been debates all over the internet as to why it was inadvisable for President Trump…
My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19
The criminal justice reform movement is worried about the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting the prisons…
