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Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

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|Date: March 08, 2023
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Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

By Patty Yao Dublin, CA. - Cody Vanburen, 33, dies at Santa Rita Jail after suffering a medical emergency ...

By Patty Yao Dublin, CA. - Cody Vanburen, 33, dies at Santa Rita Jail after suffering a medical emergency. This marks the 4th death at Santa Rita Jail in the past 6 weeks. A day after he was a ...

March 08, 2023
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Ella Baker Center Celebrates Prison Closures, Urges State Leaders to Continue Efforts to Reduce Prison Populations

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|Date: December 09, 2022
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Ella Baker Center Celebrates Prison Closures, Urges State Leaders to Continue Efforts to Reduce Prison Populations

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, CDCR announced it was moving forward to close one pri ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – This week, CDCR announced it was moving forward to close one prison, ceasing operation of another leased facility as a state prison, and will deactivate some f ...

December 09, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California

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|Date: November 21, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California

https://youtu.be/IuHxdml02Xo This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Elliot Hosman, the Prison Advoc ...

https://youtu.be/IuHxdml02Xo This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Elliot Hosman, the Prison Advocacy Coordinator at Ella Baker Center, about their work on behalf of resentencing. California ha ...

November 21, 2022
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Community Members Call for Transparency and Accountability from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at Protest after Suspension of 47 Sheriff’s Deputies

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 12, 2022
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Community Members Call for Transparency and Accountability from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at Protest after Suspension of 47 Sheriff’s Deputies

By Patty Yao Oakland, CA — On Oct. 5, 2022, community advocates and families who have been impacte ...

By Patty Yao Oakland, CA — On Oct. 5, 2022, community advocates and families who have been impacted by violence at the hands of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office held a protest outside the Sh ...

October 12, 2022
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Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards

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|Date: October 05, 2022
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Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards

All three will be honored on October 13 in Sacramento. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online: ...

All three will be honored on October 13 in Sacramento. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased online: http://tiny.cc/vanguard_2022 Three formerly incarcerated individuals will be honored in Sacram ...

October 05, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award

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|Date: September 29, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award

https://youtu.be/jGgjMbSVRAU On October 13, James King will receive a Vanguard Justice Award as a formerl ...

https://youtu.be/jGgjMbSVRAU On October 13, James King will receive a Vanguard Justice Award as a formerly incarcerated individual. James King is the Campaign Manager for the Ella Baker Center for Hum ...

September 29, 2022
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District Attorney Chesa Boudin in Conversation with CA Working Families Party about the Recall

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|Date: May 20, 2021
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District Attorney Chesa Boudin in Conversation with CA Working Families Party about the Recall

By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin talked with various ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin talked with various members of the California Working Families Party (WFP) earlier this week about his time in offi ...

May 20, 2021
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Press Conference Held to Discuss the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak, 26 Deaths to Date

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2020
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Press Conference Held to Discuss the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak, 26 Deaths to Date

By Dominique Kato After months of warning about the potential health consequences of COVID in prison, San ...

By Dominique Kato After months of warning about the potential health consequences of COVID in prison, San Quentin and CDCR as a whole has emerged with a public health crisis—critics charge largely of ...

August 13, 2020
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Governor Seeks To Address Homelessness Through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

Guest Commentary: My Conviction Meant 40 Years without a Vote. Not Anymore.

Guest Commentary: Bill Gates, Today Is the Day to Replace Your Oily Credit Card with a Green One

Authors Charge Federal Judges Contributing to Increasing Crime Rates

From Murder Exoneration to Advocate – the History of Peter Reilly in His Retelling

Signatures of Hundreds of Dead People Found on Recall Petition for Los Angeles District Attorney Gascón

Task Force on Long Sentences Releases Comprehensive Roadmap to Strengthen Public Safety and Advance Justice

New San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins Overturns Policies for Criminal Justice Reform Made by Chesa Boudin

Commentary: Housing and Environmental Needs Don’t Have to Clash

Report Finds LCFF Has Failed to Live Up to Its Promise of Equitable Outcomes

Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

Bay Area Civil Rights Organizations Release a Joint Statement After the 4th Death at Santa Rita Jail in 6 Weeks

Ella Baker Center Celebrates Prison Closures, Urges State Leaders to Continue Efforts to Reduce Prison Populations

Ella Baker Center Celebrates Prison Closures, Urges State Leaders to Continue Efforts to Reduce Prison Populations

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 175: A Look at Critical Resentencing Opportunities in California

Community Members Call for Transparency and Accountability from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at Protest after Suspension of 47 Sheriff’s Deputies

Community Members Call for Transparency and Accountability from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at Protest after Suspension of 47 Sheriff’s Deputies

Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards

Vanguard Honors Three Formerly Incarcerated Individuals at Vanguard Justice Awards

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 168: James King of Ella Baker Center Wins Vanguard Justice Award

District Attorney Chesa Boudin in Conversation with CA Working Families Party about the Recall

District Attorney Chesa Boudin in Conversation with CA Working Families Party about the Recall

Press Conference Held to Discuss the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak, 26 Deaths to Date

Press Conference Held to Discuss the San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak, 26 Deaths to Date

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