Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
By Fallon McClure Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU-GA.) issued a report on…
Forty-nine people have died in LA County jails since the start of 2023. By Sam McCann Four…
Vera Institute Calls on Senators to Reject Extreme Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Negotiations New York, NY – On…
New Vera report finds that the use of electronic monitoring—which perpetuates many of the harms of mass…
In New York City and Los Angeles, jail reception areas are notoriously unsafe—and sometimes deadly. By Sam…
Incarcerating elderly people does nothing to advance public safety. By Marta Nelson and Erica Bryant At 68…
By Nico Ludwig-Stock and Bergen Greenley NEW YORK CITY, NY – Mayor Eric Adams’ preliminary New York…
By Charlie Simmons BURLINGTON, VT – During proceedings in Chittenden County Superior Court last week, Deputy District…
Forty-eight people have died in LA County jails since the start of 2023. By Sam McCann In…
By Sam McCann Another person has died in Los Angeles County jails, bringing the total number of…
Special to the Vanguard New York, NY – The New York City Bar Association and the Vera…
By Sam McCann Twenty-one people have died in Los Angeles County jails since June 1. Their deaths…
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – For the last 50 years, the United States has advanced punitive…
By Sam McCann 17 people have died in Los Angeles County jails since June 1. Their deaths…
By Avery Redula and Kaveh Nasseri CHICAGO, IL – Illinois became the first state to eliminate the…
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The criminal justice reform group La Defensa this week,…
By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY – Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when…
By Holly Werris KANSAS CITY, KS – A report produced by the Vera Institute of Justice has…
There have been 29 deaths in Los Angeles County jails since the start of 2023, a result…