SF Public Defender’s Office Condemns Supervisor’s Plan to Re-Allocate Funding to Ineffective, Traumatizing Jail-Based Drug Treatment
By the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – In response to a suggestion by San Francisco Supervisor Matt…
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Drug Traffickers You Don’t Hear About… US Border Patrol
The media loves to blame immigrants, while ignoring the fact that some of the people guarding the…
Los Angeles Editorial Board Argues Harsher Penalties for Fentanyl Abuse Will Not Stop Crisis, Referencing CA Legislation
By Brinda Kalita LOS ANGELES, CA- In an opinion article published in the Los Angeles Times this…
Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help
By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in…
Federal Lawmakers Reintroduce Bi-Partisan EQUAL Act to ‘Eliminate’ Crack and Cocaine ‘Sentencing Disparity’
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Cory Booker, and Dick Durbin Thursday reintroduced the bipartisan…
Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project
By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC – A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and…
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…