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New Report Charges California Prison System Racially Profiles and Deports Individuals to ICE Based on Prejudiced Assumptions

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: August 31, 2023
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New Report Charges California Prison System Racially Profiles and Deports Individuals to ICE Based on Prejudiced Assumptions

By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA - ACLU NorCal is shedding light on “systemic injustices” conducte ...

By Cheyenne Galloway SAN FRANCISCO, CA - ACLU NorCal is shedding light on “systemic injustices” conducted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) towards immigrants, ref ...

August 31, 2023
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Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat

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|Date: August 10, 2023
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Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat

By The Vanguard TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended yet another state pro ...

By The Vanguard TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended yet another state prosecutor who just happens to be a Democrat, accusing the Orlando state attorney of incompetence ...

August 10, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: August 09, 2023
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COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed to p ...

By Audrey Sawyer WOODLAND, CA — A 50-year-old woman who is currently unhoused and who wasn’t allowed to participate in an alternative program because of a disability was denied the opportunity to have ...

August 09, 2023
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Appeals Court Upholds Los Angeles Ballot Measure to Use Tax Monies to Fund ‘Alternatives to Incarceration’ – Proponents Cite Law Enforcement ‘Interference’

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 30, 2023
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Appeals Court Upholds Los Angeles Ballot Measure to Use Tax Monies to Fund ‘Alternatives to Incarceration’ – Proponents Cite Law Enforcement ‘Interference’

By The Vanguard LOS ANGLES, CA – A Los Angeles justice reform group here reported Saturday that—despite " ...

By The Vanguard LOS ANGLES, CA – A Los Angeles justice reform group here reported Saturday that—despite "Law Enforcement Interference" —the California Court of Appeals has “upheld the will of 2.1 mill ...

July 30, 2023
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Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

Posted by Sabir Rupal
|Date: July 05, 2023
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Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review o ...

By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence” report in March, The Sentencing Project has released a new report detailing six ...

July 05, 2023
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ACLU NorCal Announces 1st Ever Complaint Database for California ICE Detainees

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 27, 2023
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ACLU NorCal Announces 1st Ever Complaint Database for California ICE Detainees

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A California Immigration Detention Database, which can track co ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A California Immigration Detention Database, which can track complaints/grievances immigrants detained in California detention facilities for ICE filed to see ...

June 27, 2023
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‘Criminal Conduct’ by 22 Former NY Cops Leads to 316 Convictions Overturned – 188 Vacated Previously

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|Date: June 09, 2023
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‘Criminal Conduct’ by 22 Former NY Cops Leads to 316 Convictions Overturned – 188 Vacated Previously

By The Vanguard Staff MANHATTAN, NY – Criminal conduct by the New York Police Dept. has been tied to the ...

By The Vanguard Staff MANHATTAN, NY – Criminal conduct by the New York Police Dept. has been tied to the announcement this week that 316 convictions have been vacated—308 of the convictions are misdem ...

June 09, 2023
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Radical Reversal – Uplifting Incarcerated Individuals through the Arts

Posted by Benjamin Frandsen
|Date: June 01, 2023
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Radical Reversal – Uplifting Incarcerated Individuals through the Arts

By: Benjamin Frandsen Even in today’s jaded world, there are still some who believe in second chances, bu ...

By: Benjamin Frandsen Even in today’s jaded world, there are still some who believe in second chances, but one man has made them the mission of his life, the purpose of his work, and the soul of his m ...

June 01, 2023
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Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Posted by Emily Saroyan
|Date: March 30, 2023
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Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in mental health support ...

By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in mental health support for recovering incarcerated individuals, tweeted Amy Fettig, executive director of the Sentenc ...

March 30, 2023
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Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 19, 2023
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Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA: The Vera Institute of Justice launched a new data pub providing compre ...

By Leslie Acevedo LOS ANGELES, CA: The Vera Institute of Justice launched a new data pub providing comprehensive information on mass incarceration in California this week. From 23 different sources, “ ...

March 19, 2023
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Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

Posted by Cynthia Hoang-Duong
|Date: March 04, 2023
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Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong EASTHAMPTON, MA - Writing for the Prison Policy Initiative, Emma Williams, a consu ...

By Cynthia Hoang-Duong EASTHAMPTON, MA - Writing for the Prison Policy Initiative, Emma Williams, a consultant at the organization, examined the adverse impacts of incarceration on the family unit and ...

March 04, 2023
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Report Details Geographical Inner Workings of Mass Incarceration Rates

Posted by Ramneet Singh
|Date: January 30, 2023
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Report Details Geographical Inner Workings of Mass Incarceration Rates

By Emily Saroyan and Ramneet Singh NORTHAMPTON, MA - In a recent report, Emily Widra of the Prison Policy ...

By Emily Saroyan and Ramneet Singh NORTHAMPTON, MA - In a recent report, Emily Widra of the Prison Policy Initiative explained how its data details the origin of prison populations, the wide ranging i ...

January 30, 2023
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California Incarceration Rate Only Topped by U.S. Figures – Dwarfs European Nations

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: December 15, 2022
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California Incarceration Rate Only Topped by U.S. Figures – Dwarfs European Nations

By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – A larger percentage of individuals are locked up in California than ...

By Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – A larger percentage of individuals are locked up in California than almost any other existing democracy, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, which opposed u ...

December 15, 2022
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Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: November 18, 2022
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Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery

By Laurel Spear BATON ROUGE, LA — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, T ...

By Laurel Spear BATON ROUGE, LA — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont—voted on ballot measures that would amend their state constitutions to pr ...

November 18, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: November 10, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns

By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa ...

By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail concerning the rumored mistreatment of incarcerated people and the facility’s inabili ...

November 10, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 24, 2022
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Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free

By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, maki ...

By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free. Under this legislation, incarcerated people and th ...

October 24, 2022
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Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation

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|Date: August 24, 2022
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Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation a ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation approved by the CA Legislature this week. But, “Judges will retain full judicial discretion as t ...

August 24, 2022
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COVID Pandemic Targeted Incarceration Centers

Posted by Mathew Seibert
|Date: May 03, 2022
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COVID Pandemic Targeted Incarceration Centers

By Mathew Seibert LOS ANGELES, CA – When the COVID-19 virus infected enough people to be considered a pan ...

By Mathew Seibert LOS ANGELES, CA – When the COVID-19 virus infected enough people to be considered a pandemic in 2020, more than one of every 100 working-age Americans were locked up in jail or priso ...

May 03, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
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After 331 Days, Man Gets ‘Day’ in Court – Jury Acquits Him, Public Defender Urges SF Court to Open Up More Courtrooms

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|Date: March 31, 2022
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After 331 Days, Man Gets ‘Day’ in Court – Jury Acquits Him, Public Defender Urges SF Court to Open Up More Courtrooms

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man incarcerated in a county jail for 331 days was found not ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A man incarcerated in a county jail for 331 days was found not guilty of a felony assault charge by a jury here in San Francisco County Superior Court this we ...

March 31, 2022
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Commentary: We Need Denser Projects; Getting There without Fixing Measure J Seems Futile

Joint Statement Regarding the Bomb Threats on September 20, 2023

Greater Sacramento Life Sciences report

Prominent Attorney: California State Bar Goes after Little Fish, Lets Big Fish Swim Away; Former Admin Law Judge Charges Bar May Be ‘Corrupt’

ACLU Records Show U.S. Marshals Resisting Biden’s Order to End Private Prison Contracts

Manhattan District Attorney Bragg Announces Return of Nearly $10 Million in Nazi Stolen Art from Holocaust Victim

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Uncaged Writer

COURT WATCH: Defense Complains, but Court Delays Preliminary Hearing for 4th Time

Vanguard Receives Bomb Threat to DJUSD, Schools (UPDATE: All Clear)

Council Wants to Evaluate Possible More Dense Option for Village Farms

New Report Charges California Prison System Racially Profiles and Deports Individuals to ICE Based on Prejudiced Assumptions

New Report Charges California Prison System Racially Profiles and Deports Individuals to ICE Based on Prejudiced Assumptions

Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat

Florida Governor Suspends Another State Prosecutor – Who Just Happens to be a Democrat

COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

COURT WATCH: Unhoused 50-Year-Old Woman with Physical Disability Unable to Do Alternative Service Sent to Jail for 30 Days on Misdemeanor Drug Possession

Appeals Court Upholds Los Angeles Ballot Measure to Use Tax Monies to Fund ‘Alternatives to Incarceration’ – Proponents Cite Law Enforcement ‘Interference’

Appeals Court Upholds Los Angeles Ballot Measure to Use Tax Monies to Fund ‘Alternatives to Incarceration’ – Proponents Cite Law Enforcement ‘Interference’

Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

ACLU NorCal Announces 1st Ever Complaint Database for California ICE Detainees

ACLU NorCal Announces 1st Ever Complaint Database for California ICE Detainees

‘Criminal Conduct’ by 22 Former NY Cops Leads to 316 Convictions Overturned – 188 Vacated Previously

‘Criminal Conduct’ by 22 Former NY Cops Leads to 316 Convictions Overturned – 188 Vacated Previously

Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California

Vera Institute Launches Data Pub on Incarceration in California

Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

Reform Efforts Implemented by States to Address Family Separation Due to Incarceration

Report Details Geographical Inner Workings of Mass Incarceration Rates

Report Details Geographical Inner Workings of Mass Incarceration Rates

California Incarceration Rate Only Topped by U.S. Figures – Dwarfs European Nations

California Incarceration Rate Only Topped by U.S. Figures – Dwarfs European Nations

Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery

Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery

COVID Pandemic Targeted Incarceration Centers

COVID Pandemic Targeted Incarceration Centers

After 331 Days, Man Gets ‘Day’ in Court – Jury Acquits Him, Public Defender Urges SF Court to Open Up More Courtrooms

After 331 Days, Man Gets ‘Day’ in Court – Jury Acquits Him, Public Defender Urges SF Court to Open Up More Courtrooms

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