The Warden, His Slaver Business Partner, and the Kidnapped Inmates: Revisiting San Quentin Prison’s Racist Beginnings
California’s racist carceral roots run deep. In his State of the State message delivered in 1851, California’s…
Against The Literary Grain: Abolitionist Ruminations On The Impact Of PEN America’s Prison And Justice Writing Program Upon Carceral Journalism
Since 1922, PEN America has stood at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free…
VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: THE STORY OF KEITH DOOLIN – ‘FACTUALLY INNOCENT MAN BEHIND BARS SINCE 10/18/95’
Image by Frank Schulenburg – Own work via Wikimedia Commons FRESNO, CA– Keith Doolin was convicted of…
Guest Commentary: Decarceration Can Be Compassionate
California Deactivates 46 Housing Units at 15 Prisons: Activists Celebrate, Prisoners Cringe by Kelton P O’Connor On…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 239: New York Tells Story of Going from Lifer to Redemption
Rahsaan “New York” Thomas grew up in the notorious Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, where he…
A Youth Offender’s Travelog: Sight Seeing through California’s Carceral State from San Quentin to Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – As a young Black man imprisoned in…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 169: Stephen Liebb, Incarcerated 33 Years, Helps to Free Others
Note: This episode originally aired October 3, 2022 In 2022, the Vanguard honored Stephen Liebb with an…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 216: Phil Melendez and Second Chances
On October 19, the Vanguard will Honor Phil Melendez for his work as a formerly incarcerated person. …
Uncovering Unseen Evidence: Scott Dyleski’s Life Sentence for the Murder of Pamela Vitale
Scott Dyleski was sentenced to life without parole in September 2006 for the murder of Lafayette resident…
Newsom Announces Transformation of San Quentin Prison into Rehabilitation Facility
Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons By Laurel Spear SAN QUENTIN, CA— California Governor…
Commentary: Death Row Roach
By Jason Davis Randall Cash, 63, was arrested at age 25 and after a 7 years long…
California Adopts the Scandinavian Prison Model
By D. Razor Babb California is rethinking the purpose of prison, and has devoted $20 million toward…
San Quentin to Be Reimagined As ‘San Quentin Rehabilitation Center’ Prioritizing Rehabilitation and Education Programs to Strengthen Public Safety
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Quentin – Governor Newsom, alongside state legislators, survivors of crime…
Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact…
Chief Stankewitz Moves a Step Closer to Freedom with Judge’s Order
By Robert J. Hansen Almost two weeks ago, a California judge ordered the state of California and…
Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards
All three will be honored on October 13 in Sacramento. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online:…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 169: Stephen Liebb, Incarcerated 33 Years, Helps to Free Others
Stephen Liebb spent 33 years behind bars for first degree murder. 19 of those years were spent…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award
On October 13, James King will receive a Vanguard Justice Award as a formerly incarcerated individual. James…
‘The O. Smith Perspective:’ Incarcerated Artist Orlando Smith’s Stunning Solo Exhibition of Social and Political Commentary
This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project which partners with the Davis Vanguard to report on the…
Breaking: Longest Serving Person on California’s Death Row, Stankewitz Granted Resentencing
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – In November 2020, the Vanguard broke the story…
