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Biden Administration Pre-Christmas Surprise: Overturns Trump-Era Prison Home Confinement Memo, Draws Big Praise from Once Critical ACLU

Posted by Darling Gonzalez
|Date: December 27, 2021
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Biden Administration Pre-Christmas Surprise: Overturns Trump-Era Prison Home Confinement Memo, Draws Big Praise from Once Critical ACLU

By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC - ACLU released a statement late last week praising the Biden administr ...

By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC - ACLU released a statement late last week praising the Biden administration’s decision to overturn a Trump administration memo that would have forced thousands of pe ...

December 27, 2021
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Vanguard’s First Paint Day Produced Some Great Art

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 26, 2021
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Vanguard’s First Paint Day Produced Some Great Art

The Vanguard held its first Paint Day last week before Christmas and had a bunch of kids and parent artis ...

The Vanguard held its first Paint Day last week before Christmas and had a bunch of kids and parent artists turn out for the event. (All photos by Liz Kim). Here are some of the pieces by the kids He ...

December 26, 2021
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ACLU Polls Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Biden to Grant Clemency to COVID-19 Incarcerated Transferred Home from Prison

Posted by Ava Schwartzapfel
|Date: December 26, 2021
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ACLU Polls Shows Broad, Bipartisan Support for Biden to Grant Clemency to COVID-19 Incarcerated Transferred Home from Prison

By Ava Schwartzapfel WASHINGTON, DC— In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES (Cor ...

By Ava Schwartzapfel WASHINGTON, DC— In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, which included a release of immunocompromised ...

December 26, 2021
| by Ava Schwartzapfel

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Guest Commentary: As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 26, 2021
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Guest Commentary: As Omicron Surges, People in Jail and Detention are More Vulnerable Than Ever

The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people. ...

The situation is dire, but you can take action in your own community to help protect incarcerated people. By Nancy Rosenbloom and Kyle Virgien Twenty-one months into the pandemic, many people outside ...

December 26, 2021
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Looking Back: Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 26, 2021
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Looking Back: Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

December 26, 2021
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AG and Assemblymember Join Family and Supporters of Angelo Quinto on One-Year Anniversary of Death

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 24, 2021
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AG and Assemblymember Join Family and Supporters of Angelo Quinto on One-Year Anniversary of Death

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Antioch, CA – It was a year ago December 23 that the life was take ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Antioch, CA – It was a year ago December 23 that the life was taken from Angelo Quinto following a mental health call from his family. The incident, covered nume ...

December 24, 2021
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Former Minnesota Police Officer Found Guilty by Jury of First and Second-Degree Manslaughter for Shooting Death of Daunte Wright

Posted by Julia Urquizo
|Date: December 24, 2021
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Former Minnesota Police Officer Found Guilty by Jury of First and Second-Degree Manslaughter for Shooting Death of Daunte Wright

By Julia Urquizo and Casey Rawlings MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter Thu ...

By Julia Urquizo and Casey Rawlings MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter Thursday was found guilty by a jury of two counts of manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte ...

December 24, 2021
| by Julia Urquizo

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Commentary: The Lack of Prosecutor Accountability Behind Trucker’s 110-Year Sentence

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 24, 2021
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Commentary: The Lack of Prosecutor Accountability Behind Trucker’s 110-Year Sentence

By Rory Fleming By now, much of the world has heard of Kayla Wildeman, the deputy prosecutor in Golden, C ...

By Rory Fleming By now, much of the world has heard of Kayla Wildeman, the deputy prosecutor in Golden, Colorado who boasted on social media that she received a ghoulish trophy for obtaining 110 years ...

December 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: My Family Behind the Wall

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: My Family Behind the Wall

The Christmas holiday is an opportunity to create new bonds By Ryan M. Moser Every day is challenging in ...

The Christmas holiday is an opportunity to create new bonds By Ryan M. Moser Every day is challenging in prison, but some of the toughest days are the special occasions and celebrations that make life ...

December 24, 2021
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He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him with Resisting Arrest

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 23, 2021
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He Was Filming on His Phone. Then a Deputy Attacked Him and Charged Him with Resisting Arrest

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica Thousands packed the ...

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, with data analysis by Greg Morton, ProPublica Thousands packed the sidewalks along Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, watching the Krewe ...

December 23, 2021
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ACLU Statement on Mayor Breed’s Declaration of Emergency in the Tenderloin

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 23, 2021
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ACLU Statement on Mayor Breed’s Declaration of Emergency in the Tenderloin

The following was issued in advance of today’s vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the AC ...

The following was issued in advance of today’s vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the ACLU of Northern California: Residents of the Tenderloin deserve a humanitarian response to the p ...

December 23, 2021
| by Vanguard Administrator

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SF Leaders Pushed Back on Mayor’s Emergency Decree Arguing That Incarceration and Policing Are Not the Solution to Drugs and Mental Health Disorders

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2021
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SF Leaders Pushed Back on Mayor’s Emergency Decree Arguing That Incarceration and Policing Are Not the Solution to Drugs and Mental Health Disorders

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a press conference on Monday, leaders pushe ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a press conference on Monday, leaders pushed back on the San Francisco Mayor, London Breed’s declaration of a state of emergency. DA Chesa ...

December 22, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Demonstration for Harvest Davidson, Trial Held Up Years Due to El Dorado DA’s Failure to provide discovery

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 22, 2021
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Demonstration for Harvest Davidson, Trial Held Up Years Due to El Dorado DA’s Failure to provide discovery

By Robert J. Hansen A small demonstration was held at the El Dorado County District Attorney’s office in ...

By Robert J. Hansen A small demonstration was held at the El Dorado County District Attorney’s office in Placerville for Harvest Davidson, who has been awaiting trial for a 2016 incident, on Monday. D ...

December 22, 2021
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3rd Death in Month, 7th in Past Year at Santa Rita Jail Lead to Demand Alameda County Conduct ‘Independent Investigation’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 22, 2021
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3rd Death in Month, 7th in Past Year at Santa Rita Jail Lead to Demand Alameda County Conduct ‘Independent Investigation’

By Cres Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – A group of “alarmed” prisoner right’s advocates T ...

By Cres Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DUBLIN, CA – A group of “alarmed” prisoner right’s advocates Tuesday demanded the Alameda Board of Supervisors conduct an immediate independent investigation ...

December 22, 2021
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23 Years Later, Devonia Inman Exonerated from Prison Life Sentence after Discovery of Evidence Never Disclosed by Prosecution

Posted by Ava Schwartzapfel
|Date: December 22, 2021
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23 Years Later, Devonia Inman Exonerated from Prison Life Sentence after Discovery of Evidence Never Disclosed by Prosecution

By Ava Schwartzapfel, Julia Urquizo and Jake Wylie AUGUSTA, GA— Devonia Inman—23 years later—has been rel ...

By Ava Schwartzapfel, Julia Urquizo and Jake Wylie AUGUSTA, GA— Devonia Inman—23 years later—has been released from prison and a life sentence after he was found to be not involved in the infamous 199 ...

December 22, 2021
| by Ava Schwartzapfel

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Letter: Majority of NY City Council Calls Out Mayor on Solitary Confinement at Rikers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 22, 2021
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Letter: Majority of NY City Council Calls Out Mayor on Solitary Confinement at Rikers

Open Letter to Mayor Elect Eric Adams Solitary confinement is considered by the United Nations, human rig ...

Open Letter to Mayor Elect Eric Adams Solitary confinement is considered by the United Nations, human rights organizations, and medical and mental health experts to be a form of torture. It causes in ...

December 22, 2021
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‘Operation Focus Lens’ Bags Arrests, Warrants in Organized Retail Theft/Shoplifting Spree in SF, District Attorney Boudin Announces

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 21, 2021
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‘Operation Focus Lens’ Bags Arrests, Warrants in Organized Retail Theft/Shoplifting Spree in SF, District Attorney Boudin Announces

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Arrest warrants were issued for five people, and two criminal i ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Arrest warrants were issued for five people, and two criminal indictments were announced Monday as part of an extensive two-and-a-half-year organized retail t ...

December 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine

Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionar ...

Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice policy and the racial disparities existing in our criminal justice system. B ...

December 21, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Prisoners Sue California Prison System Following Targeted Raid Against Black People

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 21, 2021
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Prisoners Sue California Prison System Following Targeted Raid Against Black People

By Claude Marks / Original to ScheerPost California prisoner, Talib Williams, is bringing a class action ...

By Claude Marks / Original to ScheerPost California prisoner, Talib Williams, is bringing a class action lawsuit on his behalf as well as other Black incarcerated people who were targeted by a July 20 ...

December 21, 2021
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‘Smash and Grab’ Crimes, Getting Guns Off Streets Focus of ‘Real Public Safety Plan’ Announced by Governor, State AG and State-Local Officials

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: December 21, 2021
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‘Smash and Grab’ Crimes, Getting Guns Off Streets Focus of ‘Real Public Safety Plan’ Announced by Governor, State AG and State-Local Officials

By Neha Malhi DUBLIN, CA - California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom last Friday unveiled “Real Public Safety Plan,” ...

By Neha Malhi DUBLIN, CA - California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom last Friday unveiled “Real Public Safety Plan,” alongside CA Attorney General Rob Bonta, CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray, Alameda County District ...

December 21, 2021
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