Guest Commentary: Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Will Not Save Lives
By Cristine Soto Deberry In 2021, there were 6,843 opioid related overdose deaths in California. 5,722 of…
REPORT: Oklahoma Republican-Led Coalition Contributes to Criminal Justice Reform
By Leslie Acevedo OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – A Republican-led coalition has contributed to criminal justice reform in this…
Best Way to ‘Advance’ Public Safety Is to ‘Unwind Failed Drug War,” Opines Clinical Psychologist
By The Vanguard Staff ORANGE COUNTY, CA – The best way to “advance” public safety, house the…
Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reignited…
LA County District Attorney and Department of Public Health Director Announce Collaboration to Fight Fentanyl Crisis
By Leslie Acevedo & Perla Brito LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Prosecuting Overdoses As Murder Likely to Make the Problem Worse Policy Experts Believe
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco appointed DA Brooke Jenkins seems…
SF Public Defender, Drug Policy Experts Push against War on Drugs Approach
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – With the appointed DA and others pushing…
DA Jenkins Announced Policy to Seek Pre-Trial Detention for Suspected Drug Dealers
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed SF DA Brooke Jenkins continues to…
Monday Morning Thoughts: SF DA Says She Believes Her Policies Will Clean Up the Streets in a Few Months – But Why?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Brooke Jenkins has prioritized cleaning up open…
SF DA Announces New Misdemeanor Drug Policy – Critics Worry without Resources It Will Lead to a New War on Drugs
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins…
CA Measure to Legalize LSD, Magic Mushrooms Gutted for 2022; Author Claims Move Hurts Military Vets, People of Color
By Neha Malhi SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelic drugs such as “magic mushrooms,” MDMA…
Pima County Attorney Discusses a More Balanced Approach to Fentanyl Overdoses
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Tucson, CA – Last week, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover co-wrote…
Sunday Commentary: The War on Drugs Does Not Work, and It’s Worse Than That
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters, frustrated at the direction taken in…
Commentary: Fueled by Dishonest Journalism Critics of DA Boudin Seem to Want to Bring Back the War on Drugs, Even Though It Fails
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Standard ran a hit…
Guest Commentary: The War on Drugs Failed – Lawmakers Must Meet the Fentanyl Crisis With New Solutions
We must not return to the failed, punitive policies that do not improve public safety or save…
Sunday Commentary: We Need To Recognize That the War on Drugs Failed
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have years of empirical data which show that arresting drug…
On the Fourth Try California Finally Repeals Mandatory Minimums for Non-Violent Drug Offenses
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – If you thought ending mandatory minimums and…
Commentary: Is Reisig Attacking Racial Inequities in the Right Place?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – In 2018 report submitted to the UN by…
Legislature Approves Bill Ending Mandatory Jail Time for Nonviolent Drug Offenses
SB 73 would help end mass incarceration and California’s War on Drugs By Vanguard Staff Sacramento –…
ACLU Praises Biden’s Announced Plan for Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Justice
By Allison Hodge and Lois Yoo WASHINGTON DC – Late last week, ACLU director of the Justice…
