California Supreme Court Decision in March 2021 Sparks Bail Reform
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – California Supreme Court’s March 2021 decision in In re Humphrey mandated judges must…
Guest Commentary: Electronic Monitoring Is an Extension of Mass Incarceration
New Vera report finds that the use of electronic monitoring—which perpetuates many of the harms of mass…
COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession
By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed…
Judge Sentences First-time Offender to Jail, Even Though It May Lead to Loss of Job Held for 19 Years
By Talia Kruger VENTURA, CA – Although sporting an otherwise clean record, a man was sentenced here…
ACLU Recommends Eliminating Electronic Monitoring – ‘E-Carceration’ – in the Criminal Justice System
By Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK, NY — In a new report, the American Civil Liberties Union is…
STUDY: Court Electronic Monitoring Fees Vary Wildly Depending on the State
By Amy Berberyan NEW YORK, NY – In a report encompassing all 50 states of the United…
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging SF Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – As a matter of U.S. and California constitutional law,…
City & State Budgets Protested by Groups Wanting Less Funding for Law Enforcement, Not More $$
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – Objections to hundreds of millions of…
