First Amendment Coalition Fights Secret Hearings in Death Penalty Case
By Kalani E. Gaines The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) has been taking the steps needed in order…
Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap
By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO– Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Court last…
EXONERATIONS: Part IX – Federal White Collar Crimes and Prosecution Lies
(This is the ninth of an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations…
EXONERATIONS: Part VIII – Trends Show Decrease of Official Misconduct in Some Cases, Increase in Others
(This is the eighth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations…
Los Angeles Public Defenders Support Gascón for District Attorney
By Linh Nguyen LOS ANGELES – Commending his commitment to progressive justice reform, the Los Angeles County…
Philly DA Krasner Calls on PA Lawmakers to Pass LGBTQ Hate Crime Protections Following Attack on Transgender Woman
By Julietta Bisharyan PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Aggravated Assault and Ethnic Intimidation charges…
Ex-Girlfriend Faces Felony Trial after Allegedly Throwing Vase into Man’s Car
By Roxanna Jarvis FRESNO – A peaceful night turned to one with broken glass and flashing lights…
Sunday Commentary: We Need to Re-Imagine How We Interact with Mental Health Crises
By David M. Greenwald We hear the term defund the police. It is easy to mistake it…
Looking Back: Never Again – PART 2
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
EXONERATIONS: Part VII – Misconduct by Police and Prosecutors at Trial Cause of Wrongful Convictions
(This is the sixth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of…
Chicago Sun Times Endorses More Progressive Kim Foxx for Second Term as State’s Attorney
By Lauren Smith CHICAGO – The Chicago Sun Times (CST) Friday failed to support an “old…
RBG Recognized, Criminal Justice Reform Focus of Justice Event
By Fiona Deane-Grundman Kerry Abrams, the dean of Duke Law School, introduced the celebration of the renaming…
Guest Commentary: Kentucky’s AG Refuses to Answer Key Questions About the Breonna Taylor Shooting
By Roula Allouch and Edward Ahmen Mitchell What was the demographic make-up of the grand jury that…
As Covid-19 Continues to Impact Criminal Legal System, Advocates Discuss Radical Alternatives
By Tiffany Devlin As the Covid-19 pandemic heavily impacted jails, prisons, and courts across the United…
EXONERATIONS: Part VI – Concealing Evidence Most Common Misconduct Leading to False Convictions
(This is the sixth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of…
When It Comes to COVID-19 Riverside Jurors Almost Always Get a Free Pass
By Danae Snell RIVERSIDE – Courthouses across the United States have heard a wide variety of reasons…
EXONERATIONS: Part V – Fabricated Evidence: Forensic Deception, Planted Evidence and Forged Confessions
By Kelsea Valerio (This is the fifth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a…
Commentary: No Justice – No Peace
By David M. Greenwald The Breonna Taylor case is not a clean case. Not like George Floyd…
EXONERATIONS: Part IV – Misconduct in Interrogations – A Legal Gray Area
(This is the fourth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations…
Fresno PD Argues CHP Officers Falsely Arrested DUI Drivers – Judge Disagrees
By Ruby Chavez and Cailin Garcia FRESNO- In two separate cases yesterday, Assistant Public Defender Tonya Lopez…