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US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971

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|Date: December 21, 2022
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US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that th ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that the US slowed down the process of decarceration in 2021. Even with eight years of downsizing pri ...

December 21, 2022
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Community-Based Organizations React to Newly-Elected District Attorney

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|Date: November 20, 2022
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Community-Based Organizations React to Newly-Elected District Attorney

Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA - On November 18, the Alameda County Department of Elections confirme ...

Special to the Vanguard Oakland, CA - On November 18, the Alameda County Department of Elections confirmed Pamela Price captured 53% of the votes for district attorney to replace incumbent Nancy O’Mal ...

November 20, 2022
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President Biden Announces Pardon for Those Convicted of Simple Federal Pot Possession, Noting ‘Fairness, Justice, Racial’ Reasons

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|Date: October 07, 2022
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President Biden Announces Pardon for Those Convicted of Simple Federal Pot Possession, Noting ‘Fairness, Justice, Racial’ Reasons

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – In what many observers suggest is an attempt to fulfill a campaign ...

By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – In what many observers suggest is an attempt to fulfill a campaign promise, U.S. President Joe Biden Thursday announced a pardoned for all those with federal off ...

October 07, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

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|Date: August 22, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Episode 163: Kanya Bennett and Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Huma ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Kanya Bennett of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Vision for Justice 2020 focused on core principles of decarceration, police refo ...

August 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: We Didn’t Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons during the Pandemic

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|Date: July 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: We Didn’t Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons during the Pandemic

By Jac Arande-Colwill When the pandemic took hold in 2020, advocates called for lawmakers and corrections ...

By Jac Arande-Colwill When the pandemic took hold in 2020, advocates called for lawmakers and corrections leaders to reduce the number of people behind bars in order to help stem the virus’s spread. P ...

July 21, 2022
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Commentary: What’s with Solitary White Male Lawyers Ghostwriting Whole Criminal Justice Systems?

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|Date: April 19, 2022
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Commentary: What’s with Solitary White Male Lawyers Ghostwriting Whole Criminal Justice Systems?

By Rory Fleming Most of the states with incarceration rates in the top 15 are deeply conservative states. ...

By Rory Fleming Most of the states with incarceration rates in the top 15 are deeply conservative states. Only a handful of them, including Georgia, Arizona, and Florida, were considered “battleground ...

April 19, 2022
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Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail

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|Date: March 31, 2022
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Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail

By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles Coun ...

By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) receiving a detailed plan to close Men’s Central Jail within 18 ...

March 31, 2022
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COVID-19 Era Incarcerations Fall: Will it Last?

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|Date: December 16, 2021
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COVID-19 Era Incarcerations Fall: Will it Last?

By Katherine Coviello WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. is the world leader in incarceration with just under 2. ...

By Katherine Coviello WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. is the world leader in incarceration with just under 2.1 million people imprisoned nationwide at the end of 2019. However, a substantial 15 percent re ...

December 16, 2021
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Commentary: The Crime Situation Is Complicated, but Overall It Is Clear the Status Quo Has Failed to Make Society Safer

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|Date: September 30, 2021
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Commentary: The Crime Situation Is Complicated, but Overall It Is Clear the Status Quo Has Failed to Make Society Safer

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we got the FBI Uniform Crime Report and it painted a pic ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we got the FBI Uniform Crime Report and it painted a picture we largely expected—it’s not that all crime went up in 2020. In fact, property crime whic ...

September 30, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Our Leaders Have the Power to Decarcerate and Save Lives, but Where Is the Will?

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|Date: September 30, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Our Leaders Have the Power to Decarcerate and Save Lives, but Where Is the Will?

Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COV ...

Reducing jail, prison, and detention center populations is a critical means of fighting the spread of COVID-19. By Milo Inglehart Research shows that reductions in the United States incarceration rate ...

September 30, 2021
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Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Is for Everyone, but We Have to Explain Why

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|Date: September 02, 2021
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Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Is for Everyone, but We Have to Explain Why

By Rory Fleming Everywhere one looks, it seems another reform-minded law enforcement agency is getting ha ...

By Rory Fleming Everywhere one looks, it seems another reform-minded law enforcement agency is getting hammered. Just this year, the president of the California Retailers Association blamed property c ...

September 02, 2021
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Statistics Released on Whether the Safety and Justice Challenge is Improving Local Criminal Justice Systems in U.S.

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|Date: June 24, 2021
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Statistics Released on Whether the Safety and Justice Challenge is Improving Local Criminal Justice Systems in U.S.

By Annette Wong-Toi, Natalia Claburn, Priana Aquino, Tatiana Gasca NEW YORK - The Safety and Justice Chal ...

By Annette Wong-Toi, Natalia Claburn, Priana Aquino, Tatiana Gasca NEW YORK - The Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC) released a report Tuesday entitled “Jail Decarceration and Public Safety,” a resear ...

June 24, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Orange County’s Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population during the Pandemic Is a Model for the Nation

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|Date: June 15, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Orange County’s Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population during the Pandemic Is a Model for the Nation

The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it’s critically im ...

The court-ordered victory shows that decarceration is not only possible going forward, it’s critically important. By Corene Kendrick, Daisy Ramirez, and Somil Trivedi Last week, a state court judge in ...

June 15, 2021
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Medical, Public Health Experts Urge President-Elect Transition COVID Advisory Board to Reduce Incarcerated Populations

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|Date: December 05, 2020
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Medical, Public Health Experts Urge President-Elect Transition COVID Advisory Board to Reduce Incarcerated Populations

By Carlin Ross WASHINGTON D.C. – Two-hundred experts in the medical and public health community sent a le ...

By Carlin Ross WASHINGTON D.C. – Two-hundred experts in the medical and public health community sent a letter to President-elect Biden and the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board this week, recommendin ...

December 05, 2020
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“People have lives. Picking up and moving affects people” – San Quentin Residents on COVID-19 Related Transfers

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|Date: November 09, 2020
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“People have lives. Picking up and moving affects people” – San Quentin Residents on COVID-19 Related Transfers

By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), t ...

By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives At San Quentin State Prison (SQ), the novel coronavirus has now claimed the lives of 28 incarcerated individuals, including one co ...

November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

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|Date: November 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Criminal Justice Reform Takes Another Big, Messy Step Forward in 2020 Elections

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the pres ...

By Taylor Pendergrass Criminal justice reform was a key issue in Tuesday night’s elections, from the presidential race all the way down to municipal ballot initiatives. One exciting indication of just ...

November 09, 2020
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What Does Ethical COVID-19 Medical Isolation Look Like? AMEND @ UCSF Highlights Necessary Reforms to Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

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|Date: October 13, 2020
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What Does Ethical COVID-19 Medical Isolation Look Like? AMEND @ UCSF Highlights Necessary Reforms to Solitary-Confinement-Style Quarantines

By Lauren Smith Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, prisons and jails across California have served as pet ...

By Lauren Smith Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, prisons and jails across California have served as petri dishes for the disease. The CDC advises medical isolation/quarantine for those who test posi ...

October 13, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

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|Date: October 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Does Not Administer or Recommend COVID-19 Testing Prior to Quarantine Release

By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independ ...

By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla This report is written by the Covid In-Custody Project -- an independent journalism project that partners with the Davis Vanguard to bring reporting on the pandemic ...

October 05, 2020
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First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against San Quentin; Hearing In Habeas Case To Release 50% Of CDCR Population Underway

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|Date: October 05, 2020
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First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against San Quentin; Hearing In Habeas Case To Release 50% Of CDCR Population Underway

By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives The sight of his sister through the ...

By Julietta Bisharyan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narratives The sight of his sister through the barbed wire fence at Folsom State Prison was supposed to mark the end of a grueling 22-year se ...

October 05, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Admits Population Control Is Not a Priority Despite Three COVID-19 Outbreaks and Numerous Complaints

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|Date: September 28, 2020
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Santa Rita Jail Admits Population Control Is Not a Priority Despite Three COVID-19 Outbreaks and Numerous Complaints

By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla Overview One week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported ...

By Linh Nguyen & Aparna Komarla Overview One week after the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported zero cases of COVID-19 at Santa Rita Jail, an outbreak with 17 active cases emerged. This led t ...

September 28, 2020
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