UK Anti-Hate Group Persists after Musk’s Declaration of ‘War’ Drags It into US Election
UNITED KINGDOM – The Guardian reports this past week on a UK-founded anti-hate speech campaign group being…
New Report Reveals Nationwide Momentum for ‘Second Look’ Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, The Sentencing Project published “The Second Look Movement: A…
Sacramento-Area Accused Jan. 6 Rioter Picks Up Child Porn Charges
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – Federal officials said they indicted Sacramento-area resident Kyle Travis Colton—already…
District Attorneys Unite across Party Lines, Praise Georgia Supreme Court Decision to Dismiss Measure Designed to ‘Police’ DAs.
By Madison Whittemore DECATUR, GA – A lawsuit against a measure that would create a commission to…
REPORT: National Imprisonment Rate Decreases, but Racial Disparities Still Remain
By Julie McCaffrey and Kayla Meraz WASHINGTON, DC — The national incarceration rate has dropped by 25…
COURT WATCH: Death Penalty Ruled Out in Federal Case against Aryan Brotherhood – Defense Attorney Calls DP ‘Barbaric,’ ‘Discriminatorily Applied’
By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, charged with prison murders and other…
Capitol Police Officer Pleads Guilty to ‘Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law’ – Faces 10 Years in Prison
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Thomas Smith—a now former U.S. Capitol Police officer—this week pleaded…
Study Conducted by Prison Policy Initiative Finds ‘Releasing People Pretrial Doesn’t Harm Public Safety’
By Caleigh Carlisle NORTHAMPTON, MA ‒ A study conducted by the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-profit organization…
U.S. Senate Confirms ACLU Illinois Legal Director as 1st Muslim Woman, 1st Bangladeshi-American Federal Judge
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The legal director of the ACLU of Illinois—Nusrat Choudhury—was confirmed…
New Report Finds Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Conviction Can Improve Public Safety
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – “Increasing Public Safety by Restoring Voting Rights,” released by the Sentencing…
Trump’s Public Safety and Crime Speech Urges Executions for Drug Sellers, Homeless Internment Camps
By Veronica Miller WASHINGTON, DC- Former President Donald Trump discussed crime during his address Tuesday to the…
Judge Allows Homeless Defendants to Move Out of State While Waiting for Trial
By Dario McCarty WOODLAND, CA — Two homeless defendants requested here in Yolo County Superior Court to…
