The US has carried out 25 executions this year, with 60% concentrated in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, while new death sentences have dropped to near historic lows, reflecting a disconnect between political decisions and public sentiment.
The Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients do not have a right to sue to enforce their right to a qualified health care provider of choice, potentially limiting access to essential reproductive health care services.
California is facing a housing crisis due to excessive regulation and restrictive land use policies, resulting in a lack of affordable housing and unaffordable home prices.
COLUMBIA, SC – Mikal Mahdi, convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in South Carolina, was executed…
CHARLESTON, S.C. – In Death Penalty News this month, Randy Poindexter describes his experience with solitary confinement…
COLUMBIA, SC – With just nine days until his scheduled execution, Brad Sigmon has filed an urgent…
Vanguard News Desk Editor WASHINGTON, DC – Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail violate the 8th and…
By Ella Rindt EASTHAMPTON, MASS – In a briefing published Tuesday by Prison Policy Initiative, it was…
Special to the Vanguard Washington – In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision…
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The legal director of the ACLU of Illinois—Nusrat Choudhury—was confirmed…
By Julie McCaffrey NEBRASKA AND SOUTH CAROLINA – Abortion bans in Nebraska and South Carolina failed to…
The video is shocking and horrifying. Whatever the student did to earn the attention of a police…
The tragic shooting that killed nine people in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, has brought a…