Family Files Suit after Santa Rita Jail Places Violent Sex Offender into a Mentally Ill Man’s Cell Leading to His Murder
Dublin, CA – Attorney Adante Pointer, of Oakland-based Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers For The People, announced last…
Guest Commentary: Dozens of Mentally Ill People Have Died in California Jails
By Tammerlin Drummond Markese Braxton, 26. Rene Snider, 39. Stanley Wilson, Jr., 40. They all had severe…
Court Rules Man Not Competent to Be Executed Due to Severe Mental Illness
Special to the Vanguard McAlester, OK – After conducting a competency hearing, a district court judge in…
Commentary: They Want to Ban Homelessness? No, Just Encampments – and That’s the Problem
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – The headline in CalMatters caught my attention: “California…
Compassion Prison Project: An Inside Look at Trauma Talks Workshop at Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Afflicting young people under the age of…
Texas Death Row Prisoner Resentenced with Eligibility for Parole after ‘Forgotten’ Appeal
By Helen Shamamyan HOUSTON, TX -Syed Rabbani had his 1988 sentencing overturned Nov. 14 by the Texas…
50 Groups Urge Commutation of Former Police Officer on Death Row – But Bid Falls Short Friday on 2-2 Louisiana Pardons Board Vote
By Audrey Sawyer BATON ROUGE, LA – In a letter to Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards and Louisiana…
Federal Court Stops Execution of Man Suffering ‘Pervasive, Severe Form of Schizophrenia’
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas…
Lawyers for 56 Louisiana Death Row Prisoners Criticize Move by District Attorney to Block Pardon Board Hearings
By The Vanguard Staff BATON ROUGE, LA – Lawyers for 56 death row prisoners in Louisiana Tuesday…
Woman Faces Bail, Bench Warrant Despite Homelessness and Declining Mental Health
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WOODLAND, CA — At a trial-setting conference Thursday morning in Yolo County Superior Court,…
Death Row Clemency Filings: Report Analysis of Louisiana’s Broken Death Penalty
By Rena Abdusalam BATON ROUGE, LA – The Capital Appeals Project, a nonprofit law firm located in…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Dominguez and the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – A few weeks ago I received an email…
My View: Why Did Yolo DA Put Dominguez and the Community through All of That?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was not a close call. In fact,…
Prosecution Suddenly Reverses Course, Concedes Dominguez Not Competent to Stand Trial
Judge Issues Medication Order After Psychiatrists’ Diagnosis, Dominguez’s Refusal of Medication WOODLAND, CA – After a week…
Guest Commentary: The Appalling Spectacle Now Happening in Yolo Superior Court
By Robert Canning (Editor’s note: This was submitted to the Vanguard prior to the events of Thursday,…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Release of Accused with No Criminal History on Assumption Mentally Ill Man Will Fail to Appear at Future Court Dates
By Madison Whittemore WOODLAND, CA – After noting someone shouldn’t be held in jail because of mental…
Expert Witness Diagnoses Alleged Davis Stabbing Suspect with Schizophrenia
WOODLAND, CA — “Mr. Dominguez is a textbook example of schizophrenia,” concluded a psychologist at Thursday’s competency…
9th Circuit Strips LAPD Officers of Qualified Immunity in Rivera Death Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – In a major victory for police accountability,…
COURT WATCH: Judge Resentences Man, Reducing Long Sentence by Just a Year Despite Mental Health Illness Diagnoses
By Rena Abdusalam WOODLAND, CA – During a resentencing hearing here this week, Yolo County Superior Court…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 206: Bright and Kwak Discuss ‘Fear of Too Much Justice’
This week on Everyday Injustice we feature legendary attorney Stephen Bright and James Kwak who just released…
