VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Desistance in Aging Out of Crime and the Re-Interpretation of Life
The incarcerated population that shows the lowest potential for recidivism are seniors and LWOPs who have “aged…
California’s Forgotten Youth: The Dangerous Few Seek the Right of Return
When film producer Scott Budnick traveled to High Desert State Prison with actor and poet Richard Cabral…
Everyday Injustice Episode 261 – Conversation with Youth Serving LWOP
This week on Everyday Injustice we have a conversation with Louis Baca, who as a youth committed…
Guest Commentary: Corrections Staffing Shortages Offer Chance to Rethink Prison
A staffing crisis has created dangerous conditions in prisons. To create safety, reduce the number of people…
Gascón Supports Request for Clemency from Governor Gavin Newsom for Erik and Lyle Menendez
Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that he supports the Menendez…
Guest Commentary: Erik & Lyle Menendez Deserve a Second Chance – Because All Human Beings Do!
The DROP LWOP Coalition applauds Los Angeles DA Gascón’s decision to recommend resentencing for Erik and Lyle…
Life after Death Row: Meet the Youth Offender Who Spent Twenty-Two Years in Solitary Confinement
After spending more than thirty cumulative years moving through juvenile halls in multiple states, six youth authority…
Carceral Career Opportunities: California’s Department of Health Care Services Is Now Training Incarcerated Mentors to Sit for the Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Exam
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press Peer Support Specialists (PSS) are commonly employed by healthcare, social…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 233: What Rehab Means for Someone Serving LWOP
When Michael Owens was an angry and traumatized young man, he committed a horrible crime and was…
Guest Commentary: In Response to the Hardin Court Decision
By Barbara Chavez As I read Bob Egelko’s coverage of the recent CA Supreme Court Hardin decision…
Guest Commentary: Allow Judges to Reconsider Life without Parole Sentences
Senate bill reflects changes in California law and evidence of rehabilitation and redemption By LaDoris Cordell California…
My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos…
Evidence of Lafayette Man Wrongfully Convicted in 2005 High-Profile Murder Presented to City Council
by Robert J. Hansen In 2005, 16-year-old Scott Dyleski was arrested and subsequently convicted for the murder…
LWOP Survivor Chryl Lamar Testifies at California Senate Public Safety Committee Urging Passage of Bill to Review Sentences
By Leslie Acevedo and Vaiva Utaraite SACRAMENTO, CA – A former prisoner sentenced to life without parole…
Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact…
Senator Dodd Reflects on Visit to Donovan State Prison
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Senator Bill Dodd was among a huge delegation of elected officials…
Bill Would Allow Judicial Review of Special Circumstance Offenses
Special to the Vanguard A coalition is co-sponsoring California Senate Bill 94 sponsored by Senator Dave Cortese. …
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project
This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Joanne Scheer, whose son’s incarceration on felony murder, special…
Commentary: The Long Walk Home, Shadows of Our Past
By Ricky Ortega Sentenced to life without parole, I was given a one-way ticket to Folsom prison….
Advocates Urge Newsom to End ‘The Other Death Penalty’ of LWOP
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – On the heels of a United Nations complaint submitted September…
