Sacramento County Introduces Jail-to-Shelter Initiative for Reentry Housing
Sacramento County is launching a 70-bed shelter program for recently released jail inmates, funded by Proposition 47, to reduce recidivism and homelessness.
Op-Ed: Why Is Newsom Obligated to Fund Prop 36?
Proposition 36, a crime and drug treatment initiative passed by California voters, has been met with resistance from Governor Gavin Newsom, who is refusing to allocate new state funding for the measure, citing a budget shortfall and the need for local governments to step up and fund it.
Santa Clara District Attorney Steadfast in Support of Prop. 47
By Kayla Betulius SAN JOSE, CA — Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen remains a steadfast…
Despite California’s Prop. 47 Accomplishments Over Decade, Law Finds Itself in Crosshairs of State Leaders
By Olivia Biliunas and Bergen Greenley SACRAMENTO, CA – Proposition 47, a 2014 CA ballot measure that…
Safety and Justice Leader: Despite ‘Vested Interest,’ Naysayers Claims False – Prop 47, Other Criminal Justice Reforms Working, Saving Tax Dollars, Lives
By The Vanguard Staff SAN JOSE, CA – There’s been an “ongoing effort by those with a…
Report Claims Los Angeles Reentry Program Showing Reduction in Crime
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Reductions in arrests and incarceration for participants was greater…
Recent Smash-and-Grab Robberies Result of Organized Crime, Not Criminal Justice Reform, LA Times Editorial Argues
By Yenah Lee & Holly Werris LOS ANGELES, CA — Within the past month, Los Angeles County…
COURT WATCH: Judge Denies Man’s Plea for Resentencing
By Rena Abdusalam MODESTO, CA – Judge Dawna Reeves, despite pleas for a reduction, rejected a man’s motion…
Lawmakers Introduce Measures in CA Capitol to Repeal Prop. 47 Attempt to Reduce Recidivism
By S. Priana Aquino SACRAMENTO, CA — In an almost strategic move, multiple Republican Assembly members have…
Lessons California Can Learn From Red States on Crime and Punishment
Politics makes for strange bedfellows and back in September, the LA Times published an op-ed from former…
Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47
On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while…
Eye on the Courts: Scare Tactics and Prop. 47
Most campaign claims have an element of truth surrounded by a world of gray and ambiguity. That…
Eye on the Courts: Is Prop 47 The End of Safe Neighborhoods or Critical Prison Reform?
Under Proposition 47, the state would reduce to misdemeanors offenses for drug possession, petty theft, receiving stolen…