U.S. Senate Hearing, ACLU Focus on Solitary Confinement and Terrible Effects on Incarcerated People
By Ebenezer Mamo WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on “Legacy of Harm:…
Sex Scandal-Riddled Dublin Federal Prison that Led to Arrests of Warden, Chaplain and Guards to Be Closed, Claim Officials Monday
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – The sex scandal-riddled federal women’s facility…
Welcome to the Walking Dead: How California’s Prison System Created More Than 20,000 Opioid Drug Addicts Overnight
By Benjamin Frandsen and Ghostwrite Mike CHOWCHILLA, CA – In 2016, after the California Department of Corrections…
U.S. Senate Launches Inquiry into Alleged Abuse of Youth in Juvenile Detention Facilities
By Jonathan Nunez and Karime Montano Ayon WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Human Rights Subcommittee Chairman Sen….
Dublin Federal Facility Guard Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Sex Abuse of Incarcerated – Warden, Chaplain, Other Guards Caught Up in Sex Scandal
By The Vanguard Staff DUBLIN, CA – A Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) correctional officer was sentenced…
U.S Sentencing Commission Report: Fed Pot Offenders Drop, No One in Prison for Simple Marijuana Possession
By Jack Sandmeyer & Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC. – A report by the U.S. Sentencing Commission released…
Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons
By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C – In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal…
STUDY: Private Prison Population Peaks in United States
By Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, DC – Representing eight percent of the state and federal prison population in…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week about…
Letter: Support for the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act and First Step Implementation Act
by Amy Fettig Dear Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member Grassley, As the Judiciary Committee prepares to consider…
