Guest Commentary: How Housing Segregation Shaped America’s ‘Gayborhoods’
Racism continues to influence access to housing for LGBTQ communities today. By Gillian Branstetter For much of…
Vanguard social justice articles involving criminal justice reform
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: ‘Do You Want to Sell Your Shower?’
By Angie D. Gordon I haven’t been in the hole for some time, almost seven years actually,…
Dublin Federal Prison Guard Convicted of Sexual Assault on Woman Inmates, Faces 36 Years in Prison – 4 Dublin Employees, Including Warden and Chaplain, Caught in Sex Scandal So Far
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DUBLIN, CA – Scandals continue to rock the federal women’s…
‘Trial Penalty’ Leads Innocent People to Pleading Guilty to Avoid Harsh Sentence, Charges Innocence Project ED
By Roni Ayalon NEW YORK, NY – The “trial penalty system” leads innocent people to plead guilty…
Assemblymember Focuses on More Than Incarceration to Fight Fentanyl Crisis
By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – California is facing a fentanyl crisis—a drug which can be 50…
Commentary: Court Appearance by Dominguez Shows a Glimpse of What Appears to Be a Troubled Young Man
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – He sat with his head slightly cocked back,…
Meeting with a Lawyer Shortly after Arrest Improves Case Outcomes
Special to the Vanguard Santa Clara County, CA – Individuals who received Pre-Arraignment Representation and Review (PARR)…
Project Free Write: Elias
By P. I wake up everyday wondering and asking myself why things happen to me. I am…
Innocence Project & Ethics Experts File Briefs Supporting OK Death Row Incarcerated Richard Glossip’s Innocence Case
By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Separate friend-of-the-court briefs were filed this week by the…
Fired Sacramento City Cop Gets Sweet Deal for 2 Felonies – District Attorney Calls Judge Offer ‘Affront to Justice’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, CA – A fired City of Sacramento police officer…
New York Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in Prison Maintaining Innocence Files New Motion Alleging Police Fabricated Murder Weapon Evidence
By Michael Apfel & Ivan Villegas NYACK, NY – Amer Zada, a man who served decades in…
U.S. Murder Rate Down, Especially in Big Cities, Early 2023 Data Show
By The Vanguard Staff BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. “may be experiencing one of the largest annual…
European Union Calls on Missouri Governor to Stop Execution of Michael Tisius
Editor’s note: On Monday, Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined clemency for a man who faces execution…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Illegitimate Courts
By David J. Annarelli The legitimacy of the United States Courts, both Federal and at the state…
Project Free Write: Nina
By Steven This is about a woman who made sure her kids were taken care of. My…
Commentary: Reisig Offers a Solution for Homelessness without Addressing Housing?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper and Yolo DA Jeff Reisig put forth…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: [UN]Equal Protection under the Law
By David J. Annarelli Equal protection under the law. We hear these words all too often, and…
Project Free Write: Is Reincarnation Real?
By Michele Dalby As a little girl, I always wondered when family passed away, if I would…
Jail Surveillance Video Released by ACLU Shows Deputies Smashing Man’s Head into Concrete Wall
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A jail surveillance video caught an incarcerated man’s head…
Jurors Who Found Michael Tisius Should Be Executed Now Voice Change of Heart, with Execution Set Tuesday
By The Vanguard Staff HUNTSVILLE, MO – Murders described by the New York Times as “so brazen,…