Monday Morning Thoughts: The Red Wave Never Came, and Neither Did the Anti-CJR Wave
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor It was looking bleak for criminal justice reform in June —Chesa…
Guest Commentary: Three Strikes Laws Make Californians Less Safe, Not More Safe
By Cristine Soto Deberry In the mid-1990s, California was one of 24 states that enacted a “three-strikes”…
Exonerated: Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A man, Maurice Hastings, who has served…
LA County District Attorney Gascón Criticizes Racist LA City Council Comments, Readily Admits He’s ‘with the Blacks…I Am Also with Latinos’
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón—weighing in about…
The Realization for Reform
By D. Razor Babb In late August 2022, The Peoples’ Vanguard of Davis CEO David Greenwald met…
Situation Explodes in LA, As Racist Comments Leaked Involving LA Council President
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A year ago in a behind-closed-doors conversation,…
Attorney Groups Urge Investigation of Committee Formed to Recall Los Angeles District Attorney for Fraud
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – The Prosecutors Alliance of California, Courage California, and Initiate…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 167: Max Szabo Talks Reform Prosecutors
Max Szabo has been on the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement for years – hired…
Commentary: Jenkins Says She Wants the Drug Dealers to Disappear – But That Is More Magical Thinking than Practical Policy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The article title caught my eye –…
SF District Attorney Lays Out New Juvenile Justice Policy
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins announced on…
Los Angeles Uses Twitter Episodes to Answer Questions from Public
By Rena Abdusalam LOS ANGELES, CA – District Attorney of the Los Angeles County, George Gascón,…
Sister of Sheriff Shooting Victim Speaks at Gascón Rally
Los Angeles, CA – In 2019, Ryan Twyman, 24, was shot and killed by LA County Sheriff’s…
With Recall Effort Failing, Gascón Turns to What He Was Elected to Do
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – DA George Gascón this week learned that…
Commentary: They’ve Tried Every Which Way to Derail Criminal Justice Reform – Florida Might Be the Worst
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week we learned that the recall bid for George Gascón…
Recall Attempt against Gascón Fails to Qualify a Second Time (updated)
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – The second attempt at forcing a recall…
Everyday Injustice Episode 162: George Gascón Discusses Facing a Possible Recall
In 2019, George Gascón resigned from his position as San Francisco DA, moved to Los Angeles and…
70 Current and Former Elected Prosecutors Concerned with Court Ruling that Erodes Prosecutorial Discretion on Three Strikes
Elected DAs & AGs nationwide support Los Angeles DA George Gascón’s autonomy to implement charging and sentencing…
LA Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Sexual Assault of Four Girls
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – It was a case where the DA’s office…
My View: Gascón Explains Why Crackdown in the Tenderloin Won’t Work
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week newly-appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative
This week on Everyday Injustice we visit with Akhi Johnson, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s…