Guest Commentary: Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling
The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Extreme Weather
By Holly Davidson Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) is a prison built exactly where the name states,…
Loss of About 10,000 Students Since 2015 Leads to Potential San Francisco Public Schools Closures in 2025
By Praniti Gulyani SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Matt Wayne recently addressed…
LA District Attorney Announces Exonerations of Two Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder in 2001 in Downey
The men are being exonerated after collectively spending nearly 40 years in prison for a murder they…
San Francisco’s Apology to Black Residents May Not Be Enough, Reparation Experts Explain
By Praniti Gulyani and Bryan Miller SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently…
Super Tuesday Shows Prosecutor Offices Reforming because of Voter Support
By Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – Across the country on Super Tuesday, voters continued to show their…
SF Public Defenders Dispute ‘Misleading and Erroneous’ ABC News Report Questioning Ethics of PD
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A “misleading and erroneous report”…
Guest Commentary: The Power of Second Chances – Gavin Newsom’s Social Reform Model and the Role of Voting in Reentry Success
by Rodney Wrice In a nation riddled with systemic challenges, the journey from incarceration to reintegration remains…
Federal Judge Still Undecided, Notes ‘Sham Process’ in Transgender Woman’s Case against NC Department of Adult Correction
By Cindy Chen CHARLOTTE, NC – A federal judge has not yet issued a final decision in…
Colorado Paramedic Sentenced to Five Years in Death of Elijah McClain
By Bergen Greenley AURORA, CO – Peter Cichuniec, a 51-year-old Colorado paramedic convicted in the 2019 death…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Why We Are Abolitionists
By Jamel Walker Whenever you conceptualize social justice struggles, you will always defeat your own purposes if…
California Senate Bipartisan Initiative Gains Bipartisan Support from Stakeholders with Evidence-Based Solutions
By Karime Montano SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) introduced…
Guest Commentary: In Response to Submission of Signatures in Effort to Undemocratically Remove DA Price from Office
By William Fitzgerald (Editor’s Note: Political season is here. The primary is March 5 and the general…
Guest Commentary: Riot at GEO Group’s El Centro Detention Facility Leads to Facility-Wide Lockdown
Security Lapses at San Luis Detention Center Create Dangerous Conditions for Detainees and Staff By Malik Washington…
Court Blocks Demands Made by Texas Attorney General of Prominent LGBTQ+ Group
By Praniti Gulyani AUSTIN, TX – Lambda Legal, ACLU and Transgender Law Center filed a lawsuit on…
Days Before Election, California’s Prop. 1 Sinks to 50 Percent in LA Times Poll
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 1—proposed to support housing for…
Philly DA Office Secures Exoneration of Former Death Row Prisoner Daniel Gwynn
By Rena Abdusalam PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office has recently dropped all charges against former…
Guest Commentary: President Biden’s Order to Ban Private Prisons Faces a Persistent Internal Challenge – The U.S. Marshals Service
Three years after President Biden ordered federal agencies to end prison profiteering, the Marshals Service continues to…
Widespread Voter Fraud Alleged against Recall Campaign to Oust Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price
By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – The “Protect The Win” campaign – a group that supports…
SF’s Prop. E, Mayor Breed Face Backlash over Measure’s Policing Tactics and Oversight Concerns
By Karime Montano SAN FRANCISCO, CA- The Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) has voiced strong opposition against San…