Black-Owned Bank Disrupting Recidivism with Financial Education in Prisons
WASHINGTON, DC – For 21 years, Halim Flowers was incarcerated in prisons across the country, immersing himself…
Federal Judge Approves Consent Decree to Address Systemic Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin, Women’s Prisons
WASHINGTON, DC – A federal judge has approved a Consent Decree aimed at addressing systemic sexual abuse,…
Prison Policy Initiative Report Highlights Systemic Failures in Correctional Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC – A report titled “Cut-Rate Care” by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) released in February…
Report: How Eighth Amendment Was Gutted
WASHINGTON, DC – Letters by prisoners illustrate unusual and cruel punishments the incarcerated are facing despite the…
College Students Living In Confinement Describe How Yale’s Prison Education Initiative Outdoes The Highly Touted California Model
There are several hundred Valley State Prison (VSP) residents in California attending in-person college classes and pursuing…
DOJ Declares South Carolina Detention Center Violates Constitution
COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Dept. of Justice last week announced the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center…
Charges Dismissed against SF Black Crime Victim Wrongfully Charged and Jailed after MUNI Altercation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — “My client is not only innocent, he is the victim,” declared Deputy Public…
New Report Charges Conditions at FCI Dublin ‘Unconscionable,’ Citing ‘System Wide Issues at BOP’
DUBLIN, CA – In a new report made public Friday by federal district court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…
VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: THE STORY OF KEITH DOOLIN – ‘FACTUALLY INNOCENT MAN BEHIND BARS SINCE 10/18/95’
Image by Frank Schulenburg – Own work via Wikimedia Commons FRESNO, CA– Keith Doolin was convicted of…
Pepper Spray Reportedly Still Used Daily in Los Angeles County Juvenile Halls, Despite Supervisors’ Orders
By Yana Singhal LOS ANGELES, CA – Although ordered by the county supervisors to stop, officers at…
LA County Flunks Inspection Big Time – Deputies Watch Porn while Noose Hangs in Cell, Bugs Pour Out of Sinks
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Sybil Brand Men’s Jail inspectors here said they witnessed…
REPORT: U.S. Mass Incarceration Incarcerates 5 Million People – 2 Million Disproportionately Black
By Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – Mass incarceration continues to be more prevalent in the U.S. than…
New Report Reveals 97,000+ California Citizens Can’t Vote While Serving Felony Prison
By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA – A recently released report (here) discloses more than 97,000 California citizens…
More FCI Dublin Advocates Urge Courts, Feds to Consider Incarcerated as Facility Closes
By Connie Martinez DUBLIN, CA – Community members have been rallying for the incarcerated here to be…
Survey: Advancing Transgender Justice – Illuminating Trans Lives Behind and Beyond Bars
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram NEW YORK, NY – From 2019 to 2022, the Vera Institute of Justice…
COURT WATCH: Man’s Confusion over Violation of Probation Results in Jail Time, Court Frustrations
By Helen Shamamyan and Karime Montano LOS BANOS, CA – This week here in Stanislaus County Superior…
ACLU Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit, Decries Police Misuse of ‘Face Recognition’ Technology
By Melinda Kukaj NEWARK, NJ – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and ACLU National…
Show Us Musical Instruments: How Searching for Hip-hop Influences in Prison Revealed a Racial Justice Cause Hiding in Plain Sight
Portable MPCs are centerpiece beat-making production tools featured within Radical Reversal’s in-prison studio installations throughout the country….
REPORT: Reform of Racial Disparities in Youth Incarceration Stagnate
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC –Even though statistics indicate there are significant drops in “youth incarceration over…
COURT WATCH: Accused’s Case Continued When Records Not Provided Defense – Man Forced to Live on Streets in Meantime
By Annie Rudolph and Charlie Simmons BURLINGTON, VT- During a status conference today in Chittenden County Superior…