(Dashboard updates daily M-F) Incarcerated Narratives As releases continue throughout the CDCR system, we hope to…
Remember when the Yolo DA was touted by local media as being one of the most progressive…
Habeas petitions allege that California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation actions constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” as…
By Nikki Suzani, Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag This visualization is created by the Covid In-Custody Project — an…
(Dashboard updates daily – M-F) By Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and…
By Kelsey Kitzke LOS ANGELES – California Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager, whose district covers parts of Los Angeles,…
Ten days ago, legislators and reformers gathered at San Quentin to call for Governor Newsom to release…
By Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag California firefighting forces are still lacking in numbers after four…
How governors respond to this pandemic will define their legacy. They all face a choice: save lives…
On Friday, 35 elected prosecutors representing over 31 million people across the country issued an open letter…
By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state…
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
More than a decade ago you showed courage, initiative, and deep commitment to human rights and dignity…
by Mano Raju This is an immeasurably difficult time. With 2,419 incarcerated persons with active cases of…
In March of 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom suspended the death penalty in California, arguing at the time,…
By Scott Colom and Miriam Aroni Krinsky As countless Americans take to the streets in defense of…
By Taric Mansour Incarcerated people in San Quentin are searching for answers, as overcrowding and poor operating…
Special To the Vanguard With 2,582 incarcerated persons with active cases of COVID-19 in California prisons…
For much of the past week, the Vanguard through its Dashboard on CDCR COVID-19 cases has been…
By Matthew Keys A media advocacy group has sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging…