Federal Judge Orders Appointment of Special Master to Oversee FCI Dublin in Wake of Sexual Assaults
Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA – In a critical decision that condemns Federal Corrections Institute (FCI)…
COURT WATCH: Federal Grand Jury Indictment Unsealed – Sacramento Councilperson Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A 26-page federal grand jury indictment…
2nd Sacramento Area Man Sentenced to Years in Federal Prison Over Jan. 6 Violence
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief AUBURN, CA – A federal judge late this past…
Advocates Call for Bureau of Prisons to Ditch Proposal to Allow Seizing Prison Wages, Family Support
By Paloma Sifuentes WASHINGTON, DC – National Consumer Law, the Prison Policy Initiative and Equal Justice Works…
Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences
By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC – The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation introduced last…
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6,…
Fixing Prison System Needs More Than Change in Leadership, Writes Bureau of Prisons Official
By Natalia Ruvalcaba WASHINGTON DC – Hugh Hurwitz, current Assistant Director/Re-entry Services for the Bureau of Prisons,…
House Overwhelming Passes the ‘EQUAL’ Act Which Would End Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a week where bipartisanship in Washington appeared…
Guest Commentary: President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People from Being Sent Back to Prison
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be…
