Federal Judge Repudiates DeSantis Suspension of Andrew Warren, but Has No Remedy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tampa, FL – It was a mixed ruling from the perspective…
Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities in Broader Effort to Promote Criminal Justice Reform
By Michael Apfel, Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Elina Sadeghian NEW YORK, NY – Sixty-six elected prosecutors nationwide have…
Guest Commentary: Prosecutors Shouldn’t Follow Biden’s Harsh Immigration Lead
By George Gascón and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In response to mounting pressure to address the influx of…
Guest Commentary: A Family Asked Police to Help Man Struggling with Mental Illness. Instead, They Shot Him.
More prosecutors, police and local leaders need to choose compassionate treatment over punishment. A new national toolkit…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 177: Miriam Krinsky, Changing Prosecutors from Within
Following the primary elections, reformers were braced for setbacks in the reform prosecutor movement, but a strange…
90 Criminal Justice Leaders in Statement Oppose the Removal of Krasner
Special to the Vanguard Philadelphia, PA – “Removing Larry Krasner from office would undermine the rule of…
Lame Duck PA House GOP Votes to Impeach DA Krasner
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Philadelphia, PA – It is a move many are calling an…
Guest Commentary: Reform – Not Crime – Was the Winning Message in 2022
By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Despite months of campaign ads bombarding voters with bodybag imagery, grainy…
Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable
Adnan Syed, subject of the ‘Serial’ podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors’ misconduct. His case…
More Than 60 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Federal Court to Immediately Reinstate Elected Prosecutor Andrew Warren
Special to the Vanguard Tallahassee, FL – a bipartisan group of 61 criminal justice leaders – including…
Guest Commentary: Can Andrew Warren Win His Job Back?
By Miriam Krinsky August 4 started like any other Thursday for Andrew Warren, the twice-elected State Attorney…
Guest Commentary: Courts Have Ruled that Sentencing Kids to Die in Prison Is Cruel and Unusual. Now They’re Reconsidering When Adulthood Starts.
With U.S. taxpayers now spending upwards of $81 billion annually on incarceration, treating 18-year-olds as adults has…
Guest Commentary: California’s ‘Three Strikes’ Law Still Carries a Devastating Human and Financial Cost – End It Now
By Erwin Chemerinsky, Gil Garcetti and Miriam Aroni Krinsky The stories of those who have served three-strikes…
70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes
Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging and sentencing…
Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion
Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—filed an amicus…
Elected Prosecutors Pledge to Visit Their Local Correctional Facilities
DAs to Implement Officewide Requirements Promoting Greater Understanding of Conditions and Implications of Incarceration Special to the…
Sunday Commentary: DAs Speak Out across the Nation Vowing Not to Prosecute Abortion Cases – Why Are Reisig and the CDAA Silent on Dobbs?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – If you want to know a public official’s…
83 DAs and AGs Publicly Pledge to Use Their Settled Discretion and Not Criminalize Personal Healthcare Decisions
Special to the Vanguard In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade,…
DAs Discuss Moving Away from the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Death Penalty Focus, a California-based non-profit dedicated to the abolition of…
Guest Commentary: Can Progressive DAs Beat the ‘Tough on Crime’ Backlash?
By Miriam Krinsky Those rushing to proclaim the vote to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin…
