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3½-Year-Old Child Handcuffed, Jailed after Potty Training Challenges in Florida

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|Date: July 16, 2023
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3½-Year-Old Child Handcuffed, Jailed after Potty Training Challenges in Florida

By The Vanguard Staff DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A 3½-year-old child with “potty training” challenges w ...

By The Vanguard Staff DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A 3½-year-old child with “potty training” challenges was jailed in the Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department two days in a row last October, ...

July 16, 2023
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ACLU Urges Congress to Vote Down GOP Amendments to Defense Budget Bill

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: July 16, 2023
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ACLU Urges Congress to Vote Down GOP Amendments to Defense Budget Bill

By Citlalli Florez and Isabella Walker WASHINGTON, DC - The ACLU last week urged Congressional members to ...

By Citlalli Florez and Isabella Walker WASHINGTON, DC - The ACLU last week urged Congressional members to vote against amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that threaten abortio ...

July 16, 2023
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DOJ Announces Investigation of Georgia’s Fulton County Jail – Family Attorney of Man Who Died in Facility Said Probe Comes Too Late for Lashawn Thompson

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|Date: July 15, 2023
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DOJ Announces Investigation of Georgia’s Fulton County Jail – Family Attorney of Man Who Died in Facility Said Probe Comes Too Late for Lashawn Thompson

By The Vanguard Staff ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Dept. of Justice announcement late this week that it has ope ...

By The Vanguard Staff ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Dept. of Justice announcement late this week that it has opened a civil investigation into the conditions in the Fulton County Jail in Georgia comes too la ...

July 15, 2023
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First San Francisco Prosecutor Chesa Boudin Recalled – Now Tough on Crime Forces File for Recall of Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price

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|Date: July 15, 2023
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First San Francisco Prosecutor Chesa Boudin Recalled – Now Tough on Crime Forces File for Recall of Alameda District Attorney Pamela Price

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is the target of a rec ...

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is the target of a recall campaign, “joining a slew of reformist prosecutors in California and elsewhere,” according ...

July 15, 2023
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Portland Officer Assault Case Dismissed After Apologizing for ‘Unnecessarily Hitting You in Head’ Video

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|Date: July 15, 2023
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Portland Officer Assault Case Dismissed After Apologizing for ‘Unnecessarily Hitting You in Head’ Video

By Citlalli Florez PORTLAND, OR - A Portland police officer’s apology video for “unnecessarily hitting yo ...

By Citlalli Florez PORTLAND, OR - A Portland police officer’s apology video for “unnecessarily hitting you in the head with my baton” was good enough for him - as a condition of restorative justice - ...

July 15, 2023
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Study Conducted by Prison Policy Initiative Finds ‘Releasing People Pretrial Doesn’t Harm Public Safety’

Posted by Caleigh Carlisle
|Date: July 14, 2023
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Study Conducted by Prison Policy Initiative Finds ‘Releasing People Pretrial Doesn’t Harm Public Safety’

By Caleigh Carlisle NORTHAMPTON, MA ‒ A study conducted by the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-profit org ...

By Caleigh Carlisle NORTHAMPTON, MA ‒ A study conducted by the Prison Policy Initiative, a non-profit organization advocating to end mass criminalization, found “releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm ...

July 14, 2023
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More Bad News for Federal Prisoners Hidden Amid Flurry of SCOTUS Rulings

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|Date: July 10, 2023
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More Bad News for Federal Prisoners Hidden Amid Flurry of SCOTUS Rulings

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WASHINGTON, DC – Legal commentators are drawing atte ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WASHINGTON, DC – Legal commentators are drawing attention to a little-seen decision by the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of July amid a seeming flu ...

July 10, 2023
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New Jersey Bail Reform: Major Prison Population Praised but ACLU Charges ‘Racial Disparity’ Needs to Be Addressed

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|Date: July 09, 2023
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New Jersey Bail Reform: Major Prison Population Praised but ACLU Charges ‘Racial Disparity’ Needs to Be Addressed

By Isabella Walker and Citlalli Florez NEWARK, NJ - The ACLU of New Jersey—which has argued State v. Come ...

By Isabella Walker and Citlalli Florez NEWARK, NJ - The ACLU of New Jersey—which has argued State v. Comer to “ensure that no child is forced to spend their entire life in prison” which led to nearly ...

July 09, 2023
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ACLU and Bread for the City File Suit against D.C. Government to Provide Mental Health Support during Mental Health 911 Emergency Calls

Posted by Claire Hsu
|Date: July 09, 2023
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ACLU and Bread for the City File Suit against D.C. Government to Provide Mental Health Support during Mental Health 911 Emergency Calls

By Claire Hsu WASHINGTON, DC - The DC American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a non-profit advocacy gro ...

By Claire Hsu WASHINGTON, DC - The DC American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a non-profit advocacy group, Bread for the City, filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia last week, challenging ...

July 09, 2023
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Illinois Police Chief Put on Administrative Leave for Unspecified Reasons

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|Date: July 09, 2023
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Illinois Police Chief Put on Administrative Leave for Unspecified Reasons

By The Vanguard Staff CAMPTON HILLS, Ill. – The Campton Hills Police Chief reportedly is now on administr ...

By The Vanguard Staff CAMPTON HILLS, Ill. – The Campton Hills Police Chief reportedly is now on administrative leave as a result of an ongoing investigation by Illinois State Police—more details are e ...

July 09, 2023
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OK Attorney General Files Brief with SCOTUS Supporting Glossip Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Posted by Madison Whittemore
|Date: July 06, 2023
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OK Attorney General Files Brief with SCOTUS Supporting Glossip Petition for Writ of Certiorari

By Madi W and Audrey S. OKLAHOMA CITY - Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma Attorney General, filed a brief Wednes ...

By Madi W and Audrey S. OKLAHOMA CITY - Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma Attorney General, filed a brief Wednesday to advocate for death row inmate Richard Glossip’s petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a ...

July 06, 2023
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Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

Posted by Sabir Rupal
|Date: July 05, 2023
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Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review o ...

By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence” report in March, The Sentencing Project has released a new report detailing six ...

July 05, 2023
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Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing

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|Date: July 05, 2023
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Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing

By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes, “In a staggering ...

By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes, “In a staggering report last month, the Department of Justice documented pervasive abuse, illegal use of force, ...

July 05, 2023
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Former Chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recounts Experience at OK Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Event before Gov Asked Him to Resign

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: July 04, 2023
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Former Chair of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recounts Experience at OK Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Event before Gov Asked Him to Resign

By Citlalli Florez OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held ...

By Citlalli Florez OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) held its 31st Annual Awards Dinner at the New Covenant Christian Church in Oklahoma City last week, ...

July 04, 2023
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Supreme Court Justices Strongly Object to SCOTUS Cop-Protecting Ruling

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|Date: July 03, 2023
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Supreme Court Justices Strongly Object to SCOTUS Cop-Protecting Ruling

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Bro ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson strongly objected to the decision by the court last week to not hear two cases testi ...

July 03, 2023
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REPORT: Rise of Private Prisons U.S., Especially in Federal System, Still Increasing, Still Controversial

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: July 02, 2023
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REPORT: Rise of Private Prisons U.S., Especially in Federal System, Still Increasing, Still Controversial

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC - The use of private prisons to house incarcerated people has increa ...

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC - The use of private prisons to house incarcerated people has increased since the turn of the century, according to Kristen Budd and Niki Monazzam of The Sentencin ...

July 02, 2023
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Defense Lawyers for Man on Death Row Issue Censure of Prosecutors and Judge Following Recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ruling

Posted by Claire Hsu
|Date: July 02, 2023
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Defense Lawyers for Man on Death Row Issue Censure of Prosecutors and Judge Following Recent Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Ruling

By Claire Hsu AUSTIN, TX - The attorney for Rodney Reed and the Innocence Project last week issued state ...

By Claire Hsu AUSTIN, TX - The attorney for Rodney Reed and the Innocence Project last week issued statements censuring the judge and prosecutors who prosecuted his initial trial, following the recen ...

July 02, 2023
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ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech

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|Date: July 01, 2023
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ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) strongly praised the sti ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) strongly praised the still-controversial U.S. Supreme Court for ruling this past week, as the ACLU noted, “the governme ...

July 01, 2023
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ACLU Joins Chorus Slamming SCOTUS Rulings Restricting Affirmative Action in Higher Education

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|Date: June 30, 2023
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ACLU Joins Chorus Slamming SCOTUS Rulings Restricting Affirmative Action in Higher Education

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, among others, slammed the U.S. Supreme Court decision Th ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU, among others, slammed the U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday to restrict a school’s ability to address systemic racial equalities in higher education ...

June 30, 2023
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Vetoes GOP-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill without Explanation

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|Date: June 30, 2023
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Vetoes GOP-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill without Explanation

By The Vanguard Staff TALLAHASSEE, FL – He didn’t say why officially, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) v ...

By The Vanguard Staff TALLAHASSEE, FL – He didn’t say why officially, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vetoed a “GOP-backed criminal justice reform bill that passed with almost unanimous support in b ...

June 30, 2023
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