A Visual Timeline of COVID-19 in CDCR’s San Quentin
By Nikki Suzani, Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag This visualization is created by the Covid In-Custody Project — an…
BSCC Gives CDCR $15m For Housing Newly-Released Individuals Due to COVID-19
(Dashboard updates daily – M-F) By Julietta Bisharyan & Mella Bettag CDCR Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and…
Solano County Jail Reports First COVID-19 Case – Questions Persist About Accuracy of Counts – Weekly Highlights – Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails
By Nikki Suzani Highlights (July 20th – 25th) Solano County Jail reported its first positive case of…
California Assemblymember Advocates for Cell Phones in Prisons
By Kelsey Kitzke LOS ANGELES – California Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager, whose district covers parts of Los Angeles,…
Legislation Introduced That Would End Mandatory Incarceration for Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Under current law, certain drug offenses in California carry with them mandatory jail and prison sentences. On…
Legislative Black Caucus on the Passing of Representative John Lewis and Reverend C.T. Vivian
The following is a statement by the California Legislative Black Caucus on the passing of John Lewis…
Outbreak in Santa Rita Jail – 101 Active Cases in 2 Days – Weekly Highlights -Breaking Down COVID-19 in CA Jails
By Larkin White Confirmed COVID-19 Cases and Outcomes As of July 18, there are 101 active COVID-19…
CA Fair Juries Act Introduced in Legislature to Expand Jury Pools
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – CA State Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) re-introduced legislation yesterday that would expand…
This Week’s COVID-19 Timeline in State Prisons: 8,000 to be Released – Too Little, Too Late?
By Bella Mettag SAN FRANCISCO – As COVID-19 cases and death tolls continue to rise within state…
Lawmakers Don’t Want to Replace Toppled Junipero Serra Capitol Statue – CHP Investigates
By Jaden Jarmel-Schneider (Editor Update: The Vanguard has exclusively learned that the California Highway Patrol and other…
Legislators, Advocates and Criminal Justice Leaders Attempt to Pressure Governor to Respond to San Quentin COVID Crisis
With COVID cases at San Quentin soaring from none to over 1400 in just under a month,…
Medical Expert Calls for Immediate Decarceration of San Quentin Prisoners
By Taric Mansour Incarcerated people in San Quentin are searching for answers, as overcrowding and poor operating…
Police Records Made Public and 911 Calls Diverted: 2 Newly Proposed Bills Could Change California Policing Permanently
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO- The California State Senate Monday introduced two new police reform bills that could…
(Updated at 5:00) California Public Defenders Issue Recommendations for Meaningful Statewide Police Reform
The following is a letter to Governor Newsom signed by several of the leading public defenders in…
California State Senate Votes to Put a Measure on the Ballot That Would Restore CA Affirmative Action
By Mella Bettag SACRAMENTO – The California Senate followed calls for racial justice Wednesday, and passed a…
San Quentin Cases Soaring at 344 Cases, Triggering Concern and Attention from Reformers
For much of the past week, the Vanguard through its Dashboard on CDCR COVID-19 cases has been…
Media Group Urges Newsom to Act as Inmates Face Increasing COVID Risk
By Matthew Keys A media advocacy group has sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging…
Criminal Justice Reform Bill Introduced Last Week As Part of Juneteenth Legislative Package
The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) announced an expansion to their 2020 legislative package and called for…
California Legislator Presses for Change in Law on False Police Reports against Blacks
Prior to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police, the nation was rocked…
Senate Committee OKs New CA Measure to Prohibit ‘Snitch’ Testimony at Parole Hearings
By Ayanna Gandhi SACRAMENTO – A prison “snitch” would no longer be able to testify in parole…