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Guest Commentary: Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification

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|Date: July 27, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification

By Nicholas Turner and Sam McCann Prosecutors can do a great deal to reduce harm and mitigate racial inju ...

By Nicholas Turner and Sam McCann Prosecutors can do a great deal to reduce harm and mitigate racial injustice in prosecution, but they do not control the policies or purse strings that govern investm ...

July 27, 2022
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Alameda DA Candidate Pamela Price Gains Big Endorsement from Assemblymember Alex Lee

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|Date: July 27, 2022
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Alameda DA Candidate Pamela Price Gains Big Endorsement from Assemblymember Alex Lee

Lee picks Price because of her decades of work in protecting women’s rights, reducing mass incarceration ...

Lee picks Price because of her decades of work in protecting women’s rights, reducing mass incarceration and bringing justice to victims of law enforcement misconduct and corporate greed. Special to t ...

July 27, 2022
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Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better

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|Date: July 27, 2022
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Chronicle Analysis of CA Cop Data Indicates Racial Profiling Worse, Not Better

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six times more l ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Black people in San Francisco in 2020 were nearly six times more likely to be stopped by law enforcement than whites, according to a report by the CA Attorney Ge ...

July 27, 2022
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ACLU Claims Arizona Prisons Withholding Selected News from Incarcerated, Violating First Amendment Rights

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|Date: July 27, 2022
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ACLU Claims Arizona Prisons Withholding Selected News from Incarcerated, Violating First Amendment Rights

By Mihajla Milovanovic PHOENIX, AZ – The American Civil Liberties Union is charging Arizona Department of ...

By Mihajla Milovanovic PHOENIX, AZ – The American Civil Liberties Union is charging Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry has withheld information to the incarcerated related ...

July 27, 2022
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OC Judge, A Former Prosecutor, Accused of Misconduct – About to Be Let Off the Hook by Watch Dog Panel

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|Date: July 26, 2022
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OC Judge, A Former Prosecutor, Accused of Misconduct – About to Be Let Off the Hook by Watch Dog Panel

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – It seemed like Michael Murray, an Orange County ju ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – It seemed like Michael Murray, an Orange County judge, was about to face discipline for failing to turn over Brady evidence as a report by CJP Tr ...

July 26, 2022
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Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

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|Date: July 26, 2022
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Two Men – After 35 Years in Prison – Finally Walk Free in Another Innocence Project Victory

By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL - Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of arson and murder ...

By Tommy Nguyen CHICAGO, IL - Late last week, the two men who were wrongly convicted of arson and murder as teenagers finally had their sentences vacated—35 years later—and were released from prison b ...

July 26, 2022
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Another NY ‘Central Park Jogger’ Conviction Vacated for ‘Lack of Evidence’

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|Date: July 26, 2022
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Another NY ‘Central Park Jogger’ Conviction Vacated for ‘Lack of Evidence’

By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY –Steven Lopez, who was charged and convicted in the 1989 Central Park ...

By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY –Steven Lopez, who was charged and convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, had his conviction vacated and indictment dismissed Monday here, announced Manhatt ...

July 26, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Prison Doesn’t Work – In One Graphic

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|Date: July 25, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Prison Doesn’t Work – In One Graphic

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They say a picture is worth one thousand words—a good graphic migh ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor They say a picture is worth one thousand words—a good graphic might be worth even more than that. I pulled this graphic from CDCR because it shows the breakdown ...

July 25, 2022
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report Indicating Positive Impact of Amendment 802 on Illegal Reentry.

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: July 25, 2022
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U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report Indicating Positive Impact of Amendment 802 on Illegal Reentry.

By Neha Malhi WASHINGTON, DC – The July report of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, “Illegal Reentry: The I ...

By Neha Malhi WASHINGTON, DC – The July report of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, “Illegal Reentry: The Impact of the 2016 Guideline Amendment,” sheds light on the key implication of the Amendment 802 ...

July 25, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: The War on Drugs Does Not Work, and It’s Worse Than That

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2022
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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 S ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Voters, frustrated at the direction taken in San Francisco, tossed out the reform-minded Chesa Boudin and Mayor London Breed installed Brooke ...

July 24, 2022
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Looking Back: Deskovic Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’

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|Date: July 24, 2022
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Looking Back: Deskovic 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 ...

July 24, 2022
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Guest Commentary: House Passes Respect of Marriage Act; Bill Is Important but Limited

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|Date: July 24, 2022
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Guest Commentary: House Passes Respect of Marriage Act; Bill Is Important but Limited

by James Esseks This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act. Here’s ...

by James Esseks This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act. Here’s why that’s a big deal and why—contrary to much of the reporting on it—the measure is actually f ...

July 24, 2022
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Dozen Anti-Gun Violence Bills Signed by CA Governor

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|Date: July 24, 2022
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Dozen Anti-Gun Violence Bills Signed by CA Governor

By Amy Berberyan, Jazmine Colon, and Hannah Adams SACRAMENTO, CA – A dozen measures designed to protect C ...

By Amy Berberyan, Jazmine Colon, and Hannah Adams SACRAMENTO, CA – A dozen measures designed to protect Californians from gun violence were signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday, including one—AB 1594— ...

July 24, 2022
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Merced Police Lieutenant Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Harassment and Other Complaints, Whistleblowers Say

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: July 23, 2022
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Merced Police Lieutenant Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Harassment and Other Complaints, Whistleblowers Say

By Robert J Hansen The Merced Police Department is currently investigating Lieutenant Emily “Boss Lady” F ...

By Robert J Hansen The Merced Police Department is currently investigating Lieutenant Emily “Boss Lady” Foster for harassing fellow police officers, racially discriminating against Hispanic police off ...

July 23, 2022
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Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion

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|Date: July 23, 2022
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Bipartisan Attorney Group Files Amicus Brief in VA Supreme Court to Preserve Prosecutorial Discretion

Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—fi ...

Buta Biberaj By Vanguard Staff RICHMOND, VA – A bipartisan group of 62 attorneys—including prosecutors—filed an amicus brief here Friday opposing what it claims was a Virginia Circuit Court ruling tha ...

July 23, 2022
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Stop AAPI Hate Releases New Report on Anti-AAPI Hate Over Pandemic Period

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|Date: July 23, 2022
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Stop AAPI Hate Releases New Report on Anti-AAPI Hate Over Pandemic Period

By Angelina Sang SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Stop AAPI Hate” released a new report on Asian American and Pacific ...

By Angelina Sang SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Stop AAPI Hate” released a new report on Asian American and Pacific Islander hate statistics gathered over the last two years, analyzing the surge in hate against ...

July 23, 2022
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Jury Can’t Convict in Robbery Trial – Potential Jurors Kicked Off Earlier

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|Date: July 23, 2022
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Jury Can’t Convict in Robbery Trial – Potential Jurors Kicked Off Earlier

By Mihajla Milovanovic VENTURA, CA – A jury here in Ventura County Superior Court late Friday could not r ...

By Mihajla Milovanovic VENTURA, CA – A jury here in Ventura County Superior Court late Friday could not reach a verdict on one felony charge of robbery and the use of a deadly weapon (knife), but did ...

July 23, 2022
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2022 Vanguard Justice Award Nominations Now Open!

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|Date: July 22, 2022
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2022 Vanguard Justice Award Nominations Now Open!

Nominate an individual or organization committed to criminal justice reform for one of The Vanguard's 202 ...

Nominate an individual or organization committed to criminal justice reform for one of The Vanguard's 2022 Justice Awards. Please submit your nominations by August 12, 2022. If you would like to make ...

July 22, 2022
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Commentary: The New DA Has So Far Been Long on Safety and Short on Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: July 22, 2022
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Commentary: The New DA Has So Far Been Long on Safety and Short on Criminal Justice Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In her first actions as DA, Brooke Jenkins fir ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In her first actions as DA, Brooke Jenkins fired 16 people in her department—all of them former Chesa Boudin hires. Of her first four hires, ...

July 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

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|Date: July 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

Counterproductive laws that suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees make it harder for millio ...

Counterproductive laws that suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees make it harder for millions to work and provide for their families. By Nazish Dholakia Derrick Sprouse’s driver’s licens ...

July 22, 2022
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