Worry Over Increase in Crime Is Central in Effort to Recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin
By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO— When Chesa Boudin was elected to the position of San Francisco District…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Orange County DA Becomes Unhinged Over Cop Shooting
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was a horrible story out of Alamo, Georgia, as CBS…
Commentary: Scratch Below the Dog and Pony Show and It’s the Same Ol’ Reisig
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – I was interested to see whether Jeff Reisig…
Data Shows Reduction in Low-Level Arrests Reduces Crimes; Comparison Study of San Francisco Under DA Boudin
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – According to data from the FBI Uniform Crime…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 116: Santa Clara DA Candidate Sajid Khan
Santa Clara Public Defender Sajid Khan recently announced he was running for District Attorney. His announcement follows…
Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times
By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY – In the wake of the recent protests…
Santa Rita Jail Staff Compliance with Mandatory Testing Order Worsens; Independent Consultant Urges Immediate Action on Rising Population
By Tiffany Devlin Davis Vanguard’s bi-weekly update on Santa Rita Jail’s COVID-19 crisis. Click here for previous…
Family of Another Young Black Man Killed by Police Condemns District Attorney Decision Not to Charge Officers
By Ned Meiners CONTRA COSTA – The District Attorney here in Contra Costa County announced Friday it…
Reisig Has a Challenger for 2022 in Retired Public Defender Cynthia Rodriguez
By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – In 2018, District Attorney Jeff Reisig held off a tough…
Letter: Puzzling Press Releases by the Yolo County District Attorney
By Susan Pelican Local news coverage on Wednesday, January 6 reports another press release from the DA…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Really – What Is the Yolo DA’s Position on Zero Bail?
By David M. Greenwald Another press release noted that a West Sacramento man was charged with attempted…
Prosecutors, Others Discuss LGBTQ+ Future in the Legal System
By Anna Gorski NEW YORK – In honor of pride month, the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution…
County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender
Yolo County – In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for…
NY DA Candidate Criticizes Governor Cuomo’s Inaction Following First COVID-19 Death at Rikers Island
By Julietta Bisharyan NEW YORK CITY –– Manhattan District Attorney Candidate Janos Marton filed a Freedom of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 31 – Genevieve Jones-Wright Progressive Prosecutor Candidate
Genevieve Jones-Wright was a public defender who ran for district attorney in 2018. She pushed for…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 30 – Former SF DA Gascón Talks LA DA Candidacy
In October George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco District Attorney, moving to Los Angeles…
Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Reisig, Dunning Respond to Letter on Provenza Race; Reisig Gets A Lot Wrong Here
Last week the Vanguard published a letter from about 40 citizens questioning the endorsement by Jeff Reisig…
Guest Commentary: Reisig Endorsement Raises Concerns about Provenza
By Multiple Authors (see bottom) As the race for District 4 County Supervisor begins to take shape,…
Legislature Passed Bill That Prevents DA’s Offices from Demanding Waiving Future Rights
The San Diego District Attorney’s office last spring began inserting language into plea agreements demanding that defendants,…
People Are Charged with Crimes that Waste Taxpayers’ Money and Prosecutors’ Time
By Rahsaan Hall America’s growing awareness of mass incarceration and the over-incarceration of people of color has…
