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A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: November 02, 2021
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A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons

By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — $10,000—this is the amount of money that Daniela Medina had to pay to repair ...

By Kritika Singh BERKELEY — $10,000—this is the amount of money that Daniela Medina had to pay to repair years of inadequate dental treatment that she received while incarcerated. For Medina, a UC Be ...

November 02, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Reaching Across the Aisle for a Conversation with ‘The Other’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 05, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Reaching Across the Aisle for a Conversation with ‘The Other’

By Reginald Stephen I always look forward to Monday mornings – the prospect of a new week nudging my 16-y ...

By Reginald Stephen I always look forward to Monday mornings – the prospect of a new week nudging my 16-years-to-life sentence closer towards my loved ones in a not-too-distant future. This whimsical ...

October 05, 2021
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Former CDCR Secretary Diaz Talks about Creating a More Human Prison System, ‘the California Way’

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|Date: September 14, 2021
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Former CDCR Secretary Diaz Talks about Creating a More Human Prison System, ‘the California Way’

By D. Razor Babb Mule Creek – In late September of 2019, Ralph Diaz, who was then the secretary of the Ca ...

By D. Razor Babb Mule Creek – In late September of 2019, Ralph Diaz, who was then the secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and Director of Adult Institution ...

September 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Flipping the Script on the Crime Narrative

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 09, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Flipping the Script on the Crime Narrative

By Trevor Johnson This is a crime wave. Looting in San Francisco. Shooting in Chicago. Breaching the bord ...

By Trevor Johnson This is a crime wave. Looting in San Francisco. Shooting in Chicago. Breaching the border in Texas. Women disappearing on military bases. Another high profile arrest. Another perp wa ...

August 09, 2021
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Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 30, 2021
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Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON— On March 11, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief pa ...

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON— On March 11, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into law, which provided $1,400 stimulus payments to individuals making less than $75,000 ...

April 30, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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One Year into Pandemic, Several Prisons Resume In-Person Visits

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 29, 2021
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One Year into Pandemic, Several Prisons Resume In-Person Visits

By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES— Approximately one year into the deadly coronavirus pandemic, several stat ...

By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES— Approximately one year into the deadly coronavirus pandemic, several states and prison systems have begun resuming in-person visits. The ability to resume in-person vis ...

April 29, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Prison Staff Across the Nation Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Widespread Outbreaks

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 28, 2021
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Prison Staff Across the Nation Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Widespread Outbreaks

By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES — Prison guards and other staff members in incarceration facilities across ...

By Kritika Singh UNITED STATES — Prison guards and other staff members in incarceration facilities across the country are refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates that are alarming legislat ...

April 28, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

By Kritika Singh TEXAS — As a violent winter storm ripped through Texas in mid-February, widespread disru ...

By Kritika Singh TEXAS — As a violent winter storm ripped through Texas in mid-February, widespread disruptions to power grids and water systems left incarcerated individuals across the state without ...

March 05, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 19, 2020
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Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’

By Phoebe Glick CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT — Cash bail has been eliminated in Chittenden County, Vermont, ...

By Phoebe Glick CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT — Cash bail has been eliminated in Chittenden County, Vermont, following nearly a year of deliberation on the practice by State Attorney Sarah F. George’s of ...

September 19, 2020
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Ohio’s Wrongful Conviction Project Primed to Investigate and Litigate More Cases

Florida Man Files Lawsuit Claiming He Was Detained Illegally for Being Born in Jamaica

Prosecutor Alleges Accused Human Trafficker and Pimp Continues to Engage in Prostitution Activity While in Custody

Attempted Murder Suspect Expresses Frustration with Repeated Continuances in Court

Mother Issued No Contact Order from Her 9-Year-Old Daughter

Judge Reduces DUI Felony to Misdemeanor and Expunges Record of Man After 27 Years

Student Opinion: Are Award Shows for Us Ordinary Folks?

Sacramento DA Candidates Clash on Key Issues Saturday at Candidates Forum

City Laid Out a Reconfigured Mace Blvd on Thursday; Now Goes to Council

Looking Back: Finally, Punishment for Police Who Extract False Confessions by Torture

A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons

A Tooth for a Tooth: The Effects of Poor Dental Care in California State Prisons

Guest Commentary: Reaching Across the Aisle for a Conversation with ‘The Other’

Guest Commentary: Reaching Across the Aisle for a Conversation with ‘The Other’

Former CDCR Secretary Diaz Talks about Creating a More Human Prison System, ‘the California Way’

Former CDCR Secretary Diaz Talks about Creating a More Human Prison System, ‘the California Way’

Guest Commentary: Flipping the Script on the Crime Narrative

Guest Commentary: Flipping the Script on the Crime Narrative

Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals

Proposed Coronavirus Relief Bill To Include Incarcerated Individuals

One Year into Pandemic, Several Prisons Resume In-Person Visits

One Year into Pandemic, Several Prisons Resume In-Person Visits

Prison Staff Across the Nation Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Widespread Outbreaks

Prison Staff Across the Nation Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Widespread Outbreaks

Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

Devastating Snow Storm Hits Incarcerated Texans Hard

Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’

Vermont County Eliminates Cash Bail ‘Caging Black, Brown and Poor People’

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