REPORT: No Voting Rights for 4.6 Million Americans with Felony Convictions
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report published by The Sentencing Project this week revealed 4.6…
CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
By Talia Kruger LOS ANGELES, CA – Anthony Chairez was released from prison last week after spending…
New Data Shows Effects of Mass Incarceration on Californian Communities
By Wayne Chan SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a new report, “Where people in prison come from:…
California Community Groups React to the Failure of VISION Act Passage
By Daniella Espinoza SACRAMENTO, CA – In a scathing statement, members of the ICE Out of CA…
Guest Commentary: Old News – The Secret Fox Lefties
By Mark Dempsey In going through some old files, I came across this writing that I’ve…
CT Civil Rights Lawsuit Highlights Discrimination against AAPI Women
By Daniella Dueñas DARIEN, CT – The story begins with multi-billion dollar private equity fund Portfolio Advisors,…
CA Innocence Project Announces Marilyn Mulero Exonerated – Victim of ‘Notorious’ Dirty Chicago Cop
By Vanguard Staff CHICAGO, IL – The California Innocence Project said Wednesday a Cook County judge this…
Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation approved by the…
California Attorney General Joins Coalition in Amicus Brief Supporting Voting Rights of Previously Incarcerated Felons in North Carolina
By Wayne Chan OAKLAND, CA — Joining a coalition of 15 attorneys general across the country, California…
Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six…
ACLU Claims Arizona Prisons Withholding Selected News from Incarcerated, Violating First Amendment Rights
By Mihajla Milovanovic PHOENIX, AZ – The American Civil Liberties Union is charging Arizona Department of Corrections,…
After 2-Plus Decades, Man Released from Prison after Innocence Project Investigates
By Jeanine Grimes CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Way back on Nov. 5, 2001, more than two decades ago,…
Man Found Not Guilty, but Jury Trial Took Nearly a Year – SF Public Defender Again Criticizes Slow Justice in SF Court
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Islam Natsheh was acquitted of felony assault charges here…
ACLU Report Exposes Injustices in Orange County DA’s Office
By Darling Gonzalez ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Orange County District Attorney candidate Pete Hardin reported on multiple…
