U.S. Senate Hearing, ACLU Focus on Solitary Confinement and Terrible Effects on Incarcerated People
By Ebenezer Mamo WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on “Legacy of Harm:…
Record 18 Deaths in Alaska State Prisons Leads to Lawsuits for Men Awaiting Misdemeanor Trials – ACLU Requests ‘Independent Review’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief JUNEAU, AK – The state of Alaska was sued…
Commentary: I, Lazarus
By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of self-harm and…
Guest Commentary: Simple Math
By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the…
Off-Record Work by All Parties on Display in Otherwise Slow Day in SF Court
By Elena Rawlinson. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman ruled on several…
Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County
By Bob Britton Bob Britton, an activist with the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails part…
Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis
While the nation demands answers for the death of Vanessa Guillen and Gregory Morales, whose bodies were…
2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide
By Chris Haskins Living Hope Church of Dixon – located at 410 Gateway Drive – is hosting…
Mayor Robb Davis Speaks on the Criminalization of Mental Illness
By Robb Davis Eric’s mom wrote to me just this morning and asked if I would come…
Pape Press Conference: Mother and Others Speak Out against Criminalization of Mental Illness
Students from UC Davis and Patti Pape, the mother of Eric Pape, who took his own life…
War Vet Faces Multiple Felonies after Suicide Attempt
On Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2017, Vincent Craft, a Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD and going through…
Monday Morning Thoughts: What Went Wrong in the Criminal Prosecution of Eric Pape
Last week the Vanguard broke the tragic news about the death of Eric Pape. The most tragic…
District Attorney Overcharges Man in Yolo County Who Commits Suicide Awaiting Trial
On Friday night, Eric Pape, 26, a UC Davis student and resident of West Sacramento, committed suicide…
