Elected Prosecutors Meet to ‘Explore Enduring Influence of Slavery and Jim Crow’ on Current Legal System
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – More than 20 reform-minded elected prosecutors from around the…
Guest Commentary: Baseless Political Attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
By Miriam Krinsky Tough-on-crime proponents frequently and falsely claim that reform-minded prosecutors don’t hold people accountable, that…
Guest Commentary: Biden’s rebuke of a bold, reform-minded crime law makes Americans less safe
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Alyssa Kress President’s decision is the latest backlash to U.S. justice reform…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 177: Miriam Krinsky, Changing Prosecutors from Within
Following the primary elections, reformers were braced for setbacks in the reform prosecutor movement, but a strange…
90 Criminal Justice Leaders in Statement Oppose the Removal of Krasner
Special to the Vanguard Philadelphia, PA – “Removing Larry Krasner from office would undermine the rule of…
Guest Commentary: Reform – Not Crime – Was the Winning Message in 2022
By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Despite months of campaign ads bombarding voters with bodybag imagery, grainy…
Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable
Adnan Syed, subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors’ misconduct. His case…
DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to…
Guest Commentary: Can Andrew Warren Win His Job Back?
By Miriam Krinsky August 4 started like any other Thursday for Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Attorney…
70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes
Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging and sentencing…
Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion
Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—filed an amicus…
Elected Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities
DAs to Implement Officewide Requirements Promoting Greater Understanding of Conditions and Implications of Incarceration Special to the…
83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions
Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade,…
DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to the abolition of…
Guest Commentary: Can Progressive DAs Beat the ‘Tough on Crime’ Backlash?
By Miriam Krinsky Those rushing to proclaim the vote to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin…
Chesa Boudin Recalled, Progressive Prosecutors Go Down Nearly Across the Board
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters in San Francisco overwhelmingly voted to…
Guest Commentary: FJP Director Speaks Out Against Leaked SC Draft Opinion on Roe
By Miriam Krinsky Fair and Just Prosecution Executive Director Miriam Krinsky issued the following statement inresponse to…
Criminal Justice Leaders File Amicus Brief to Stop Texas from Targeting Transgender Kids and Their Parents
Special to the Vanguard Austin, TX – Following an announcement that the State of Texas intends to…
56 Bi-Partisan Prosecutors, Including 3 from CA, Urge End to Death Penalty in U.S. and Pledge to Overturn Past Unjust Death Sentences
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Fifty-six elected prosecutors from 26 states, territories and the District…
Current and Former Prosecutors File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – District Attorney George Gascón was elected to…
