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San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’

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|Date: September 22, 2023
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San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’

By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle this week, Anna Frammolino ...

By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In an Op-Ed in the San Francisco Chronicle this week, Anna Frammolino wrote why she, and other jurors, voted to acquit and saw “the problems on our streets are even ...

September 22, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor

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|Date: August 11, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor

By Mark Dempsey The "Cruella de Vil" of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retiremen ...

By Mark Dempsey The "Cruella de Vil" of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retirement recently. Here are a few of her supervisorial decisions: Forty tenants petitioned the Supervi ...

August 11, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost Retires

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|Date: August 06, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost Retires

by Mark Dempsey The "Cruella DeVille" of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retireme ...

by Mark Dempsey The "Cruella DeVille" of Sacramento County Supervisors, Sue Frost, announced her retirement via email, saying she was "honored" by her constituents’ "trust and support." Yet, "trust an ...

August 06, 2023
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How We Can Fight Stereotypes of the SWANA Region Through Storytelling

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|Date: May 31, 2023
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How We Can Fight Stereotypes of the SWANA Region Through Storytelling

By Sarah Mohareb LOS ANGELES— If you were to search through the news of nearly any country in South West ...

By Sarah Mohareb LOS ANGELES— If you were to search through the news of nearly any country in South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region, you would most likely be filled with stories of tragedies ...

May 31, 2023
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Guest Commentary: National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

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|Date: April 30, 2023
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Guest Commentary: National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcem ...

U.N. experts must produce an objective roadmap of recommendations that will radically reform law enforcement. By Collette Flanagan and Kerry McClean In May 2020, a Minneapolis police officer kneeled o ...

April 30, 2023
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North Korea Promotes a New Propaganda Campaign via Social Media

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|Date: March 08, 2023
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North Korea Promotes a New Propaganda Campaign via Social Media

By Kaylee Blanco NORTH KOREA— North Korean vloggers showcasing “life in North Korea'' have been surfacing ...

By Kaylee Blanco NORTH KOREA— North Korean vloggers showcasing “life in North Korea'' have been surfacing throughout social media and attracting millions of viewers worldwide. There has been an upsurg ...

March 08, 2023
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Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging

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|Date: December 20, 2022
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Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging

By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK - The Biden Administration has been urged by a number of ...

By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK - The Biden Administration has been urged by a number of social justice groups to create a governmental body in charge of overseeing America’s commitmen ...

December 20, 2022
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Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

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|Date: September 16, 2022
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Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

Groups argue “Death by Incarceration” is torture and violates ban on racial discrimination by David M. Gr ...

Groups argue “Death by Incarceration” is torture and violates ban on racial discrimination by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor New York, NY – Since the 1970s, the reliance on sentences of death by ...

September 16, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

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|Date: March 16, 2022
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SF Police Will No Longer Use Survivors’ DNA in Unconnected Crimes

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will ...

By: Ineka Damen SAN FRANCISCO- San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) announced this week that they will no longer use survivors' DNA in unrelated crimes after district attorney Chesa Boudin pressured ...

March 16, 2022
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Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

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|Date: November 03, 2021
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Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Activists gathered in front of the county governm ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Activists gathered in front of the county government building in Sacramento on Tuesday to protest conditions inside the Sacramento County Jail, ...

November 03, 2021
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SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients

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|Date: September 22, 2021
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SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While San Francisco has guarded well against C ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – While San Francisco has guarded well against COVID outbreaks in its jails, that layer of protection has at times come at a cost, a cost that ...

September 22, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

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|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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California Write for Rights

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|Date: December 05, 2020
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California Write for Rights

Leave 2020 on a with a positive feeling! Write For Rights California is your chance to advocate for the l ...

Leave 2020 on a with a positive feeling! Write For Rights California is your chance to advocate for the lives of others. People from all over the state will come together online to write letters or em ...

December 05, 2020
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Louisiana’s Infamous Angola Prison Goes on Trial

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|Date: October 21, 2018
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Louisiana’s Infamous Angola Prison Goes on Trial

By Bruce Hamilton and Mercedes Montagnes In November 2012, Shannon Hurd, who was serving a life sentence ...

By Bruce Hamilton and Mercedes Montagnes In November 2012, Shannon Hurd, who was serving a life sentence for stealing $14, began losing weight and experiencing flu-like symptoms. His symptoms worsened ...

October 21, 2018
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COURT WATCH: 2nd California Animal Rights Trial Involving ‘Open Rescue’ Ongoing in Santa Rosa – Defense Said Hopes to ‘Open Floodgates’ to ‘New View of Animals Under the Law’

COURT WATCH: Prior Criminal History Hurts Man Asking to be Released to Care Facility – Judge Said Man Likely to Continue Violent Behavior’

COURT WATCH: Sentence Enhancements Applied Despite California Legislature Resentencing Efforts to Reduce Mass Incarceration; Motion to Demur Denied

Planning Commission Will Meet This Week to Evaluate the Rubric

Governor Newsom Vetoes Trans Kids Bill

Looking Back: Selwyn Days Round 3 – Week 5

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Speaking Up for a Change!

City Hires Investigator after Judge Declares Mistrial in Case of White Men Chasing, Shooting at Black FedEx Driver

ACLU Features Blog Discussing the Significance of Willful Defiance Punishments, State Legislation

Oklahoma Execution – 1 of 11 Scheduled in State in 2023 – Prompts Protest at Governor’s Mansion

San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’

San Francisco Juror Confesses Why Jury Voted to Acquit ‘Drug Dealer’

Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor

Guest Commentary: Voting for Billion $ Jail Latest Decision by Retiring ‘Cruella De Vil’ Sacramento Supervisor

Guest Commentary: Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost Retires

Guest Commentary: Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost Retires

How We Can Fight Stereotypes of the SWANA Region Through Storytelling

How We Can Fight Stereotypes of the SWANA Region Through Storytelling

Guest Commentary: National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

Guest Commentary: National Crisis in Policing Awaits United Nations Delegation

Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

Activists Warn of Deadly COVID Outbreak at Sacramento Jail; Accuse Officials of Covering Up the Outbreak

SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients

SF Public Defenders Protest against Lack of Court Hearings, Conditions for Clients

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

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

California Write for Rights

California Write for Rights

Louisiana’s Infamous Angola Prison Goes on Trial

Louisiana’s Infamous Angola Prison Goes on Trial

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