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Current and Former Prosecutors File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Reform

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2021
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Current and Former Prosecutors File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Reform

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - District Attorney George Gascón was elected to t ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - District Attorney George Gascón was elected to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office in November 2020 on a promise of reforming the crimin ...

December 15, 2021
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Rachel Rollins Confirmed as Next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, First Black Woman to Fill Role

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|Date: December 13, 2021
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Rachel Rollins Confirmed as Next U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, First Black Woman to Fill Role

By Katherine Coviello and Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – Rachael Rollins was confirmed by the Senate la ...

By Katherine Coviello and Alexander Ramirez BOSTON, MASS – Rachael Rollins was confirmed by the Senate last week – after Vice President Kamala Harris broke the 50-50 Senate tie – as the U.S. Attorney ...

December 13, 2021
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Commentary: Obstructing Criminal Justice Reforms Makes Us All Less Safe

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 27, 2021
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Commentary: Obstructing Criminal Justice Reforms Makes Us All Less Safe

By Gil Garcetti, Ira Reiner and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In the 1980s and ‘90s, California embarked on a disa ...

By Gil Garcetti, Ira Reiner and Miriam Aroni Krinsky In the 1980s and ‘90s, California embarked on a disastrous social experiment. Legislators embraced reactionary law-and-order policies that ratchete ...

October 27, 2021
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Nearly 120 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Block Extreme Texas Abortion Ban

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|Date: October 21, 2021
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Nearly 120 Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Block Extreme Texas Abortion Ban

DAs, law enforcement leaders and former judges and DOJ officials stress the Texas law erodes the rule of ...

DAs, law enforcement leaders and former judges and DOJ officials stress the Texas law erodes the rule of law and will undermine trust and public safety Special to the Vanguard This week, a bipartisan ...

October 21, 2021
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LA Deputy DA’s File Suit Seeking Injunction Against Gascón. 76 Prosecutors Support DA with Amicus in Nazir Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 15, 2021
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LA Deputy DA’s File Suit Seeking Injunction Against Gascón. 76 Prosecutors Support DA with Amicus in Nazir Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - It is a battle that is escalating between the De ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - It is a battle that is escalating between the Deputy DA’s of Los Angeles and District Attorney George Gascón. On Thursday, the Association of ...

October 15, 2021
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Commentary: Progressive Prosecutors Can Gain Perspective from Trips Abroad

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|Date: October 15, 2021
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Commentary: Progressive Prosecutors Can Gain Perspective from Trips Abroad

By Rory Fleming When only a single state or country does a thing, it is usually a reliable indication tha ...

By Rory Fleming When only a single state or country does a thing, it is usually a reliable indication that the thing in question is not a very good idea. Until 2001, Hawaii set the age of consent at o ...

October 15, 2021
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Prosecutors Back DA Rollins’ Nomination for US Attorney

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|Date: October 06, 2021
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Prosecutors Back DA Rollins’ Nomination for US Attorney

Special to the Vanguard A bipartisan group of 66 elected prosecutors issued a joint statement in support ...

Special to the Vanguard A bipartisan group of 66 elected prosecutors issued a joint statement in support of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ nomination to be the next United States At ...

October 06, 2021
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Letter: Crime Survivors’ and Advocates’ Support for the Proposed Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2021
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Letter: Crime Survivors’ and Advocates’ Support for the Proposed Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned, include crime survivors, victim assistance professionals, and ...

Dear President Biden: We, the undersigned, include crime survivors, victim assistance professionals, and allied providers who are committed to helping crime victims and to promoting equitable justice ...

September 29, 2021
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Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2021
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Criminal Justice Leaders Call for Presidential Task Force on 21st Century Prosecution

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – During the Obama administration, the Department o ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice along with various stakeholders created a Task Force on 21st Century Policing. But a ...

August 18, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 24, 2021
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Biden Administration Putting Millions into Mitigating COVID Impacts on Prison Populations

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than ...

By David M. Greenwald Washington – This week the Biden Administration announced it would invest more than $1.6 billion to support COVID testing and mitigation in vulnerable communities. "As we continu ...

July 24, 2021
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70 Criminal Justice Leaders File Brief Calling for an End to the Unnecessary Use of Deadly Force by PA Police

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 02, 2021
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70 Criminal Justice Leaders File Brief Calling for an End to the Unnecessary Use of Deadly Force by PA Police

DAs, Attorneys General and law enforcement leaders tell the PA Supreme Court that the police should not b ...

DAs, Attorneys General and law enforcement leaders tell the PA Supreme Court that the police should not be allowed to use deadly force on people fleeing arrest who are not dangerous by Vanguard Staff ...

July 02, 2021
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Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officers Unite against Laws Criminalizing Transgender People

Posted by S Priana Aquino
|Date: July 02, 2021
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Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officers Unite against Laws Criminalizing Transgender People

By Priana Aquino and Alexander Jimenez NEW YORK - Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), an organization made u ...

By Priana Aquino and Alexander Jimenez NEW YORK - Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP), an organization made up of newly-elected local prosecutors, recently issued a press release discussing harmful legisl ...

July 02, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Brief Describes Impact of Civilian Oversight in Modern Times

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest tha ...

By Beth Miller and Eric Grammatico NEW YORK, NY - In the wake of the recent protests and civil unrest that occurred throughout the world in 2020, crises between governments and their citizens were rev ...

June 30, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Guest Commentary: DAs Warn Anti-Fraud Voting Laws Threaten Public Safety

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: DAs Warn Anti-Fraud Voting Laws Threaten Public Safety

By Andrew Warren and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Democracy is under attack in the United States, with policymake ...

By Andrew Warren and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Democracy is under attack in the United States, with policymakers in nearly every state using fear-mongering and misinformation to fan the flames of efforts t ...

June 21, 2021
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Letter: Newly-Enacted Voting Restrictions and Criminal Penalties Put Our Democracy at Risk

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 08, 2021
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Letter: Newly-Enacted Voting Restrictions and Criminal Penalties Put Our Democracy at Risk

Voter suppression laws are being introduced and passed on a scale unseen since the Jim Crow era. On Monda ...

Voter suppression laws are being introduced and passed on a scale unseen since the Jim Crow era. On Monday, 95 criminal justice leaders issued a joint statement condemning these efforts and calling on ...

June 08, 2021
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70 Prosecutors Across the County File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Prosecutorial Discretion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2021
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70 Prosecutors Across the County File Amicus in Support of DA Gascón’s Prosecutorial Discretion

Criminal justice leaders urge the California Supreme Court to review decision undermining DA’s directive ...

Criminal justice leaders urge the California Supreme Court to review decision undermining DA’s directive to limit use of sentencing enhancements that harm community safety and have a racially disparat ...

May 14, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Letter: 80 Elected Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders Support Clean Slate Initiatives

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 04, 2021
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Letter: 80 Elected Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders Support Clean Slate Initiatives

As leaders committed to justice and fairness, we work every day to earn the trust of our communities and ...

As leaders committed to justice and fairness, we work every day to earn the trust of our communities and repair the harms that have been done by an overly punitive criminal legal system. We believe th ...

May 04, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Can the ‘Wisdom of a Second Look’ Curb America’s Appetite for Harsh Sentences?

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 17, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Can the ‘Wisdom of a Second Look’ Curb America’s Appetite for Harsh Sentences?

By Karl A. Racine, Miriam Aroni Krinsky, and Kevin Ring As we celebrate Second Chances Month, recognizing ...

By Karl A. Racine, Miriam Aroni Krinsky, and Kevin Ring As we celebrate Second Chances Month, recognizing the importance of redemption and rehabilitation, over a dozen state legislatures are consideri ...

April 17, 2021
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Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish Death Penalty – State Executed More People Than Any Other State

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 25, 2021
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Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish Death Penalty – State Executed More People Than Any Other State

By Ankita Joshi and Ned Meiners GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA – In its 400-year history, Virginia has executed m ...

By Ankita Joshi and Ned Meiners GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA – In its 400-year history, Virginia has executed more than 1,300 people, which is more than any other state. However, on the morning of Tuesday, ...

March 25, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 23, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

Overflowing toilets, lack of running water and inedible food leave inmates hardest hit, last helped. What ...

Overflowing toilets, lack of running water and inedible food leave inmates hardest hit, last helped. What happened after storms isn't new. Shows, yet again, how U.S. prisons, jails need humane overhau ...

March 23, 2021
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