Budget Group Demands ‘Accountability’ from California Prison Agency
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Dept. of Corrections should “comprehensively explore opportunities for…
SF Officials Criticize Governor Veto of ‘Be The Jury’ Plan to Increase Pay to California Jurors
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Officials strongly criticized on Wednesday Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto…
CA Governor Signs Law Expanding Religious Rights of Incarcerated
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A legislative measure to give incarcerated people in California new…
San Francisco Panelists Endorse Measure to Increase Juror Participation, Pay Jurors More – Awaiting Gov Signature
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A panel of San Francisco leaders Tuesday endorsed a…
HOME Act Heads to Gov. Newsom’s Desk after Passing Senate with Overwhelming California Legislative Support
By Kristin Trent SACRAMENTO, CA – The California HOME Act won overwhelming senate support in a 29-9…
Ninth Circuit Court Rules Prison Can House Prisoners in Solitary Confinement for as Long as Prisons Like
By Claire Hsu SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Ninth Circuit Court ruled 3-0 this past week,…
Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues
By Yenah Lee & Holly Werris LOS ANGELES, CA — Within the past month, Los Angeles County…
California Governor Debuts More Efforts against Hate Crimes and Discrimination
By Holly Werris SACRAMENTO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom this past week reinvigorated his hate crime awareness…
California’s Racial Equity Commission Appointed by Governor to Respond to ‘National Reckoning on Racial Justice’
By The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – California’s first Racial Equity Commission, established by executive order by the…
$75 Million CA Judicial Council Project Verifies Relaxed Pretrial Release Policy, Court Reminders Level Playing Field for All
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Judicial Council of California Friday released its final legislative…
San Francisco District Attorney Comparisons 1 Year after Ousting Progressive DA Chesa Boudin
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A year ago this month, newly-appointed San Francisco District…
Justice Reform Groups Praise California Lawmakers for Rejecting Governor’s $360.6 Million Plan to Expand/Reorganize San Quentin State Prison
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The California State Senate and Assembly Thursday—in what criminal justice…
ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief NEW YORK, NY – There has been a “significant…
Governor Announces Dozens of California Appeals Court, Superior Court Judgeships
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – As the old saying goes, “It’s good…
SF Officials Hail Measure Allowing Millions in State – Including Hundreds of Thousands in SF Bay Area – to Expunge Old Convictions from Their Records
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Hundreds of thousands of people in the Bay Area—about…
California Public Defenders Oppose Governor Plan to Slash Funding for Successful Resentencing Program
By Elina Sadeghian SACRAMENTO, CA – Public defenders are urging California legislators to block Gov. Gavin Newsom’s…
Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis
By Sunny Zhou SAN DIEGO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom released his administration’s master plan for tackling…
Coalitions Seeking Prison Closures to Come Together in Response to Gov. Newsom’s Latest Revised State Budget
By Daniella Espinoza SACRAMENTO, CA – In an event organized by CURB (Californians United for a Responsible…
