Sacramento Supes OK Big Money Eye-in-Sky Drones, Militarized Weapons
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office last…
LA TIMES: Thanks to Bail Industry, California Behind in Bail Reform as Illinois Setting Example on Eliminating Money Bail
By Jocelyn Lopez LOS ANGELES, CA – The elimination of money bail is a slow and inconsistent…
National Registry of Exonerations 2023 Report Cites 153 Exonerations – 3,478 Since 1989
By Annie Rudolph, Gabi Rose and Jessi Dannenberg IRVINE, CA – This March, the National Registry of…
REPORT: CA Attorney General, California Legislative Black Caucus Introduce Legislation to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality through Implicit Bias Training
By Sarah Chayet and Joey Lo SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Dept. of Justice, CA Attorney General…
Senator Wahab Discusses Need for SB 555 – Affordable Housing and Climate Change
Special to the Vanguard On Tuesday in Sacramento, Senator Wahab and the Stable Affordable Housing Act (SB…
Justice Reform Groups Ballyhoo ‘Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States’
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, D.C. – The newly released book Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50…
‘Trial Penalty’ Leads Innocent People to Pleading Guilty to Avoid Harsh Sentence, Charges Innocence Project ED
By Roni Ayalon NEW YORK, NY – The “trial penalty system” leads innocent people to plead guilty…
Guest Commentary: Children Suffer When Parents Are Imprisoned
By Erica Bryant Imprisoning parents hurts children. It increases children’s likelihood of special education placement, being held…
CA Measure to Legalize LSD, Magic Mushrooms Gutted for 2022; Author Claims Move Hurts Military Vets, People of Color
By Neha Malhi SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms,” MDMA…
California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It
By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in…
Letter: People of Color Repressed by a Decision-Making Body
By Tracy Tomasky Discussions following the school board’s decision to fill Dr. Pickett’s seat exposed many deep…
Guest Commentary: Oakland – ‘WE WON!’ Students & Multiracial Coalition Defend Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Draft
by Sam Gonzalez Many students and educators of color stayed up late Wednesday night until 2…
