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3 Years Suspended for Smuggling Meth into Correctional Facility

Posted by Leila Katibah
|Date: September 12, 2022
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3 Years Suspended for Smuggling Meth into Correctional Facility

By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA - “It’s a lot easier to have good intentions when you're locked up,” Stanisl ...

By Leila Katibah MODESTO, CA - “It’s a lot easier to have good intentions when you're locked up,” Stanislaus County Superior Court Judge Dawna Reeves told a Modesto man here last week who was charged ...

September 12, 2022
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Looking Back: Exoneree James Bain Rings Freedom Bell to Remember Dr. King

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|Date: September 11, 2022
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Looking Back: Exoneree James Bain Rings Freedom Bell to Remember Dr. King

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 ...

September 11, 2022
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More Than Half of Incarcerated in U.S. Prisons Serving Sentences of 10 Years or More, Claims Analysis

Posted by Leila Katibah
|Date: September 11, 2022
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More Than Half of Incarcerated in U.S. Prisons Serving Sentences of 10 Years or More, Claims Analysis

By Leila Katibah WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project (TSP) this week released a vast ana ...

By Leila Katibah WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project (TSP) this week released a vast analysis of the hundreds of thousands of people in U.S. prisons serving 10 or more years, and made ...

September 11, 2022
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Interfaith Immigration Coalition Urges President Biden to Increase FY23 Refugee Admissions Goal to 200,000

Posted by Angelina Sang
|Date: September 11, 2022
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Interfaith Immigration Coalition Urges President Biden to Increase FY23 Refugee Admissions Goal to 200,000

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, DD - The Interfaith Immigration Coalition delivered a letter to the W ...

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, DD - The Interfaith Immigration Coalition delivered a letter to the White House late this past week, urging President Biden to push the refugee admissions goal to 2 ...

September 11, 2022
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SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2022
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SF City Attorney Finally Dismisses Tenderloin Injunctions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Nearly two years after former San Francisco Ci ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Nearly two years after former San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, filed civil injunctions to ban individuals from the Tenderloin und ...

September 10, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Pandemic-Era Ageism and America’s Lack of Empathy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 10, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Pandemic-Era Ageism and America’s Lack of Empathy

In prison, I’ve been degraded and maligned. Too many seniors were subject to similar treatment during the ...

In prison, I’ve been degraded and maligned. Too many seniors were subject to similar treatment during the pandemic. By Dortell Williams Try as I may, I am not always successful at blocking out TV comm ...

September 10, 2022
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Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: September 10, 2022
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Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C - In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal Bur ...

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C - In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal Bureau of Prisons Colette Peters to change current federal prison conditions, more than 50 organiz ...

September 10, 2022
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Trump Rules Overturned by Biden Regulation Offering Health, Social Services to Immigrants

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 10, 2022
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Trump Rules Overturned by Biden Regulation Offering Health, Social Services to Immigrants

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Critical protections for immigrant access to the health and ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Critical protections for immigrant access to the health and social services safety net, including housing, were approved Thursday here, and while, said su ...

September 10, 2022
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We Have a New Location for Our Vanguard Justice Awards Gala!

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 09, 2022
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We Have a New Location for Our Vanguard Justice Awards Gala!

The Bank Located: 629 J St, Sacramento October 13 - at 6 pm Tickets and sponsorships are now available!!! ...

The Bank Located: 629 J St, Sacramento October 13 - at 6 pm Tickets and sponsorships are now available!!! Announcing the 2022 Vanguard Justice Award Recipients Vanguard Award: Mano Raju, San Francisco ...

September 09, 2022
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SF DA Announces New Misdemeanor Drug Policy – Critics Worry without Resources It Will Lead to a New War on Drugs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2022
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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 Broo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has shifted the focus of her department to combat drug offenses. On Thursday, she a ...

September 09, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging SF Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring

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|Date: September 09, 2022
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ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging SF Sheriff’s Unconstitutional Search and Surveillance Conditions for Pretrial Electronic Monitoring

Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – As a matter of U.S. and California constitutional law, only a ...

Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – As a matter of U.S. and California constitutional law, only a court may determine the conditions of release on electronic monitoring that are reasonable und ...

September 09, 2022
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Judge Rules against Susanville, Allowing CA to Continue Plans to Close Prison – More CA Prisons Could Be Next to Shutter

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|Date: September 09, 2022
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Judge Rules against Susanville, Allowing CA to Continue Plans to Close Prison – More CA Prisons Could Be Next to Shutter

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The state of California is free to continue efforts to immediately ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – The state of California is free to continue efforts to immediately close the California Correctional Center (CCC), after visiting Lassen County Judge Robert F. M ...

September 09, 2022
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Michigan District Attorney Suggests Takeaways from Court’s Ruling that MI Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional

Posted by Talia Kruger
|Date: September 09, 2022
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Michigan District Attorney Suggests Takeaways from Court’s Ruling that MI Anti-Abortion Law Unconstitutional

By Talia Kruger ANNE ARBOR, MI — Michigan’s Court of Claims Wednesday ruled Michigan’s 1931 law banning a ...

By Talia Kruger ANNE ARBOR, MI — Michigan’s Court of Claims Wednesday ruled Michigan’s 1931 law banning abortion in the state is unconstitutional. And Washtenaw County District Attorney Eli Savit took ...

September 09, 2022
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Judge Corrected after Initially Issuing Bench Warrant for Missing Accused

Posted by Daniella Dueñas
|Date: September 09, 2022
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Judge Corrected after Initially Issuing Bench Warrant for Missing Accused

By Daniella Dueñas WOODLAND, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court Thursday morning, Judge Tom Dyer stood co ...

By Daniella Dueñas WOODLAND, CA - In Yolo County Superior Court Thursday morning, Judge Tom Dyer stood corrected—being informed of a 2022 law change—after initially ruling the accused, Paul Jamal Barn ...

September 09, 2022
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Burris, Quinto Family Hold Press Conference Disputing Report from Contra Costa DA’s Office

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2022
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Burris, Quinto Family Hold Press Conference Disputing Report from Contra Costa DA’s Office

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – The family of Angelo Quinto, along with Civil Rights ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oakland, CA – The family of Angelo Quinto, along with Civil Rights Attorney John Burris, held a press conference on Wednesday in Oakland in response to a report ...

September 08, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The Cowardice of California Legislators Has Endangered Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 08, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Cowardice of California Legislators Has Endangered Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence

By Jessica Carmona One year ago, on my third wedding anniversary, I worked up the courage to tell my then ...

By Jessica Carmona One year ago, on my third wedding anniversary, I worked up the courage to tell my then-husband I no longer felt safe or happy in our marriage. In response, he broke our bedroom door ...

September 08, 2022
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CA Attorney General Bonta Intervenes in Sacramento/Natomas Unified Case, Urges District to Address Discipline Issues but Still Keep Kids in School

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 08, 2022
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CA Attorney General Bonta Intervenes in Sacramento/Natomas Unified Case, Urges District to Address Discipline Issues but Still Keep Kids in School

By Kacie Williams SACRAMENTO, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief last week ...

By Kacie Williams SACRAMENTO, CA - California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief last week in the Natomas Unified School District v. Sacramento County Board of Education, urging an appel ...

September 08, 2022
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Disability, Civil Rights, Racial Justice and Housing Advocacy Organizations Urge CA Governor Newsom to Veto ‘CARE Court’ Legislation

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: September 08, 2022
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Disability, Civil Rights, Racial Justice and Housing Advocacy Organizations Urge CA Governor Newsom to Veto ‘CARE Court’ Legislation

By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA - After the CA Legislature approved SB 1338, the “CARE Court,” Gov. Gav ...

By Rena Abdusalam SACRAMENTO, CA - After the CA Legislature approved SB 1338, the “CARE Court,” Gov. Gavin Newsom last week provided a full-throated statement in support of the measure designed to he ...

September 08, 2022
| by Rena Abdusalam

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Guest Commentary: Education Behind Bars Unlocked New Meaning for Me

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 07, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Education Behind Bars Unlocked New Meaning for Me

Soon, I began using my knowledge to help others. By Jesse Rinke When I came to prison, I did not see my 5 ...

Soon, I began using my knowledge to help others. By Jesse Rinke When I came to prison, I did not see my 57-years-to-life sentence as license to continue doing wrong. On the contrary, I figured that by ...

September 07, 2022
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Former Innocence Project Attorney Nina Morrison Now a Judge – Why It Matters

Posted by Ava Schwartzapfel
|Date: September 07, 2022
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Former Innocence Project Attorney Nina Morrison Now a Judge – Why It Matters

By Ava Schwartzapfel and Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY - Nina Morrison, former senior litigation counsel fo ...

By Ava Schwartzapfel and Kevin Barragan NEW YORK, NY - Nina Morrison, former senior litigation counsel for The Innocence Project. was sworn in as a District Judge for the Eastern District of New York ...

September 07, 2022
| by Ava Schwartzapfel

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