Study Shows Replacing Money Bail with Risk Assessments Boosts Public Safety in LA
LOS ANGELES, CA – A report by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County found that replacing…
Commentary: Policing Homelessness in Davis Reflects a Deeper Problem – How We See the Unhoused
In Less Than Human, philosopher David Livingstone Smith writes, “Dehumanization is a scourge, and has been so…
Black Woman Sues, Claims Falsely Arrested Because She Is ‘Fat and Black’
DETROIT, MI – Police officers arrested a Black woman, LaDonna Crutchfield, falsely because of a faulty facial…
COURT WATCH: Defense at Trial Charges ‘Flaws’ in System, Targeting Unhoused
WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Sarah MacDonald argued in a trial’s closing arguments in Yolo County…
Lawsuit: SWAT Raided Wrong Denver Apartment, Traumatized 2 Young Girls
DENVER, CO – The Shelton family was “startled by loud banging on their apartment door by a…
Anti Police-Terror Project Opposes Northeastern University’s Proposal for a Private Police Force in East Oakland
The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has issued a strong rejection of Northeastern University’s recent proposal to create…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 246: Dismantling Mass Incarceration
In July, the book, Dismantling Mass Incarceration, was released, edited by Premal Dharia, James Forman, Jr., and…
Guest Commentary: 55 Years after Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures
ACLU’s latest report shows how, despite efforts to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community, police harassment, violence…
Institute for Innovation in Prosecution Webinar: Minimizing Non-Public Safety Traffic Stops
By Bryan Miller and Kaylynn Chang NEW YORK, NY – In a recent webinar hosted by the…
UCLA Police Chief Removed Following Inadequate Response to Campus Protest; First Arrest in Violent Clashes
LOS ANGELES- On Thursday, May 23, UCLA police arrested an 18-year-old man who was suspected in connection…
Guest Commentary: NYCLU Condemns Violent Crackdown of Pro-Palestine Protests at Columbia and City College
By Donna Lieberman Earlier this week, City College of New York (CCNY) and Columbia University officials authorized…
Bill Would Reduce Harmful Police Referrals in K-12 Schools
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – This week, AB 2441 was passed out of the Assembly Education…
COURT WATCH: Man, Tried for Murder before Jury, Claims Self-Defense
By Estrella Torres LOS ANGELES CA – A jury trial held last Friday at a Los Angeles…
Guest Commentary: Changing the Mental Health Emergency Response System
We’re suing to ensure people in crisis receive the care they need and deserve, rather than face…
Guest Commentary: The Consequences of Police in Schools – A North Carolina Case Study
School districts continue to invest millions in law enforcement, despite clear evidence of harm to students. By…
Go Live or Go Home: Cop Watching, Court Watchers and Good Old-Fashioned Journalism
By Susan Bassi In the summer of 2019, while covering a taxpayer waste lawsuit in Judge Brown’s…
ACLU Files Lawsuit Claiming Indiana’s 25-Foot Encroachment Law Violates First Amendment Rights
By the Vanguard Indianapolis, IN – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana last week filed a…
Guest Commentary: The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech
The Supreme Court needs to hear a case out of Texas in order to protect people arrested…
Guest Commentary: 911 – Reimagining a System that Defaults to Dispatching Police
By Ashika Verriest Every person deserves equal, effective treatment and safety, especially when in crisis. In such…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 197: Police Agencies Avoid Accountability with Shooting Footage
In 2018, California passed a law that mandated police departments to release body camera footage within 45…