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: Jail and Prison Populations Have Decreased Since 2019 – But Continued Progress Isn’t Promised
New Vera Institute research raises the alarm about stalling progress and warns that recent gains can’t be…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 260 – Prop 36 Discussion
On November 5, 2024, the California voters passed Prop. 36 by an overwhelming margin, partially rolling back…
Guest Commentary: CURB Coalition Condemns Prop 36’s Passage, Vows to Escalate Fight against California’s Return to Failed Policies
As the dust settles from this election, some may rush to declare that Proposition 36’s passage or…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 259: Heat and Incarceration – Life in an Oven
In July 2024, a woman died from a heat-related illness while incarcerated at the Central California Women’s…
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…
Guest Commentary: Prop 36 Would Bring Back the Nightmare of Overcrowded Prisons
Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its…
Small Business Owners and Community Advocates Rally against Prison Spending Initiative
Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its…
New Report: Nearly 2.5 Million Californians Are Eligible to Have Their Convictions Automatically Relieved
Berkeley, CA – A new report released this week by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) shows…
Guest Commentary: Prop 36 Would Bring Back Mass Incarceration
Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 256: Ghostwrite Mike Talks Prison Journalism
This week on Everyday Injustice we interview our incarcerated writer, Ghostwrite Mike, who is incarcerated at Valley…
Guest Commentary: No on Prop 36 – Keep California’s Communities Safe and Stable
By Vera Institute of Justice Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those…
Everyday Injustice Episode 253: Preston Shipp – Confessions of a Former Prosecutor
For years, Preston Shipp served as an appellate prosecutor in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. While serving…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 252: Survivors Details Abuse and Retaliation at FCI Dublin
Decades of allegations of sexual abuse at the women’s prison at FCI-Dublin led to the stunning decision…
California Governor Charges November Ballot’s Prop. 36 ‘About Mass Incarceration, Not Mass Treatment’
Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – If Prop. 36 is approved by California voters in November,…
Grassroots Organizations Form Committee to Defeat Proposition 36
Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 249: The Clean Slate Initiative
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Erik Altieri, the Interim Director of Campaigns for the Clean…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode #248 – Criminal Justice Reform – Prop 36 and Kamala Harris
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Insha Rahman, the Director of Vera Action, a non-profit organization…
Culpability: Examining the Moral Hazard of Excusing Criminal Conduct on Slavery, Mass Incarceration and Structural White Supremacy
Understanding how the founding of the United States was built by the exploitation of the world’s migrating…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode #247: California Donor Table
This week on Everyday Injustice we are joined by Ludovic Blain and Michael Daly of the California…
