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CAIR-MI Investigation Shows ‘Racial Disparities’ in Treatment of People of Color Drivers

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|Date: August 19, 2023
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CAIR-MI Investigation Shows ‘Racial Disparities’ in Treatment of People of Color Drivers

By The Vanguard CANTON, MI – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI ...

By The Vanguard CANTON, MI – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) this week released its report, “Lifting the Veil on Racial Profiling in Ferndale”—detailing a ...

August 19, 2023
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Open National Issues Discussion

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|Date: August 18, 2023
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Open National Issues Discussion

Special note… As the national election of 2024 approaches, the US faces some unprecedented issues that ar ...

Special note… As the national election of 2024 approaches, the US faces some unprecedented issues that are of interest to many of our readers. However, the Vanguard as a publication is focused primar ...

August 18, 2023
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Sacramento Homeless Union Wins Another Round in Court to Protect Unhoused from Extreme Heat – Federal Judge Extends Order Preventing City Sweeps after City Risked Contempt

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|Date: August 17, 2023
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Sacramento Homeless Union Wins Another Round in Court to Protect Unhoused from Extreme Heat – Federal Judge Extends Order Preventing City Sweeps after City Risked Contempt

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento Homeless Union won another round with the city of Sacramento Wednesday when a federal judge—citing extreme Sa ...

August 17, 2023
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‘Hamster Wheel’ – ACLU Claims Unlimited Probation Time Actually Enables Reoffenders

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|Date: August 17, 2023
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‘Hamster Wheel’ – ACLU Claims Unlimited Probation Time Actually Enables Reoffenders

By Ximena Cesa PHILADELPHIA, PA - Pennsylvania's high probation percentage is actually driving the mass ...

By Ximena Cesa PHILADELPHIA, PA - Pennsylvania's high probation percentage is actually driving the mass incarceration problem, according to Elizabeth Randol, legislative director at ACLU of Pennsylva ...

August 17, 2023
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Montana Court Rules in Favor of Young Plaintiffs in Historic ‘Climate Trial’

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|Date: August 16, 2023
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Montana Court Rules in Favor of Young Plaintiffs in Historic ‘Climate Trial’

By The Vanguard HELENA, MT – For the first time since a spate of lawsuits in the U.S. have been filed aga ...

By The Vanguard HELENA, MT – For the first time since a spate of lawsuits in the U.S. have been filed against states for causing climate change, a judge here this week ruled in the first constitutiona ...

August 16, 2023
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Dashcam Allegedly Shows Officers Plotting to Frame Man for Wagging Finger at Them

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|Date: August 16, 2023
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Dashcam Allegedly Shows Officers Plotting to Frame Man for Wagging Finger at Them

By The Vanguard SMYMA, DE – Numerous news outlets are reporting this week Delaware state troopers were ca ...

By The Vanguard SMYMA, DE – Numerous news outlets are reporting this week Delaware state troopers were caught in dashcam recordings plotting to frame a man on false charges after he gave them the midd ...

August 16, 2023
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Amid DOJ Civil Rights Probe, Man Charges Memphis Police ‘Raped’ Him at Traffic Stop

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|Date: August 14, 2023
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Amid DOJ Civil Rights Probe, Man Charges Memphis Police ‘Raped’ Him at Traffic Stop

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN — A man here—amid a U.S. Justice Dept. investigation of the Memphis Police De ...

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN — A man here—amid a U.S. Justice Dept. investigation of the Memphis Police Dept. announced this month—is claiming a Memphis Police officer “raped” him during a traffic stop ...

August 14, 2023
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Buffalo Man May Have Had 10 Years of Life ‘Stolen’ Because of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Editorial Board Charges

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|Date: August 13, 2023
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Buffalo Man May Have Had 10 Years of Life ‘Stolen’ Because of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Editorial Board Charges

By The Vanguard BUFFALO, NY – “Not simply that the criminal justice system might have sent yet another in ...

By The Vanguard BUFFALO, NY – “Not simply that the criminal justice system might have sent yet another innocent person to prison, but that Michael Agee may have had 10 years of his life stolen because ...

August 13, 2023
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Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols

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|Date: August 13, 2023
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Critics Said Took A While, but Memphis Police Target of Probe by DOJ after January 2023 Killing of Tyre Nichols

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the U.S. Dept. of Just ...

By The Vanguard MEMPHIS, TN – It may have taken a while, according to critics, but the U.S. Dept. of Justice announced this month it’s “investigating whether the Memphis Police Department participates ...

August 13, 2023
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ACLU Applauds Louisiana Governor’s Action for ‘Leading With Humanity’ in Decision to Urge Pardons Board to Reconsider Clemency Petitions for 56 Death Row Inmates

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|Date: August 13, 2023
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ACLU Applauds Louisiana Governor’s Action for ‘Leading With Humanity’ in Decision to Urge Pardons Board to Reconsider Clemency Petitions for 56 Death Row Inmates

By Kristin Trent BATON ROUGE, LA – The ACLU Friday commended Gov. of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, “for ...

By Kristin Trent BATON ROUGE, LA – The ACLU Friday commended Gov. of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, “for leading with humanity and using his constitutionally granted authority” in calling on the Louis ...

August 13, 2023
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Oklahoma Death Penalty Group Criticizes Another Anti-DP Group for ‘Attacks on Habeas Attorneys,’ Disavows Relationship

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|Date: August 12, 2023
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Oklahoma Death Penalty Group Criticizes Another Anti-DP Group for ‘Attacks on Habeas Attorneys,’ Disavows Relationship

By The Vanguard OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) Friday ...

By The Vanguard OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) Friday questioned the action of Death Penalty Action (DPA) and Rev. Jeff Hood, charging the group jeo ...

August 12, 2023
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Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat

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|Date: August 10, 2023
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Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat

By The Vanguard TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended yet another state pro ...

By The Vanguard TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended yet another state prosecutor who just happens to be a Democrat, accusing the Orlando state attorney of incompetence ...

August 10, 2023
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Texas: Rosa Jimenez Exonerated of Crime that Never Took Place

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|Date: August 10, 2023
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Texas: Rosa Jimenez Exonerated of Crime that Never Took Place

By Audrey Sawyer AUSTIN, TX - A wrongful conviction in Texas of Rosa Jimenez has been exonerated after 18 ...

By Audrey Sawyer AUSTIN, TX - A wrongful conviction in Texas of Rosa Jimenez has been exonerated after 18 years, after it was determined by medical experts that the death of a 21-month-old child noted ...

August 10, 2023
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Prosecutor Network Supports Minnesota County Attorney Decision to Spare 15-Year-Old More Jail Time

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|Date: August 09, 2023
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Prosecutor Network Supports Minnesota County Attorney Decision to Spare 15-Year-Old More Jail Time

By The Vanguard MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s decision to spare a 15-year-ol ...

By The Vanguard MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s decision to spare a 15-year-old killer from more jail time is being supported by the executive director of a national network ...

August 09, 2023
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ACLU Sues after Faulty Detroit Facial Recognition Technology Leads to More Wrongful Arrests

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|Date: August 09, 2023
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ACLU Sues after Faulty Detroit Facial Recognition Technology Leads to More Wrongful Arrests

By Ximena Cesa DETROIT, MI - The American Civil Liberties Union this week filed a lawsuit against the De ...

By Ximena Cesa DETROIT, MI - The American Civil Liberties Union this week filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Police Department for wrongfully arresting yet another person as a result of its faulty f ...

August 09, 2023
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Report Outlines Social Interventions to End 50 Years of U.S. Mass Incarceration

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|Date: August 07, 2023
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Report Outlines Social Interventions to End 50 Years of U.S. Mass Incarceration

By Citlalli Florez WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project recently released a report outlining social in ...

By Citlalli Florez WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project recently released a report outlining social interventions that could be implemented by lawmakers and community members to make communities sa ...

August 07, 2023
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Census Bureau and Reform Group Note Dramatic Rise in Older Americans Behind Bars

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|Date: August 07, 2023
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Census Bureau and Reform Group Note Dramatic Rise in Older Americans Behind Bars

By Kaveh Nasseri WASHINGTON, DC - New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals a dramatic rise in the age ...

By Kaveh Nasseri WASHINGTON, DC - New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals a dramatic rise in the age of the U.S. prison population, according to the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). PPI said sever ...

August 07, 2023
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‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians

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|Date: August 06, 2023
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‘Outlier’ Mississippi Voting Ban for Felons Reversed; Appeals Court Calls Ban ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’ for Tens of Thousands of Mississippians

By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MISS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled here this wee ...

By The Vanguard Staff JACKSON, MISS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled here this week Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people with disqualifying felony convictions who have c ...

August 06, 2023
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American Bar Association Awards Gov. DeSantis-Suspended Prosecutor Andrew H. Warren with Top Award

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|Date: August 05, 2023
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American Bar Association Awards Gov. DeSantis-Suspended Prosecutor Andrew H. Warren with Top Award

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WASHINGTON, DC. — The American Bar Association announced earlier this week that Hi ...

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong WASHINGTON, DC. — The American Bar Association announced earlier this week that Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew H. Warren—fired by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signin ...

August 05, 2023
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Justice Reform Groups Ballyhoo ‘Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States’

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: August 05, 2023
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Justice Reform Groups Ballyhoo ‘Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States’

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, D.C. - The newly released book Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Year ...

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, D.C. - The newly released book Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States, details the reality and impact of mass incarcerat ...

August 05, 2023
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