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Guest Commentary: Allow Judges to Reconsider Life without Parole Sentences

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|Date: August 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Allow Judges to Reconsider Life without Parole Sentences

Senate bill reflects changes in California law and evidence of rehabilitation and redemption By LaDoris C ...

Senate bill reflects changes in California law and evidence of rehabilitation and redemption By LaDoris Cordell California has long recognized rehabilitation as an important goal of our prison system. ...

August 23, 2023
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My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 06, 2023
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My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos Do ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos Dominguez was arrested on Thursday and arraigned on Friday, perhaps fittingly in front of former ...

May 06, 2023
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Evidence of Lafayette Man Wrongfully Convicted in 2005 High-Profile Murder Presented to City Council

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|Date: April 22, 2023
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Evidence of Lafayette Man Wrongfully Convicted in 2005 High-Profile Murder Presented to City Council

by Robert J. Hansen In 2005, 16-year-old Scott Dyleski was arrested and subsequently convicted for the mu ...

by Robert J. Hansen In 2005, 16-year-old Scott Dyleski was arrested and subsequently convicted for the murder of Pamela Vitale, the wife of nationally-recognized legal analyst and attorney Daniel Horo ...

April 22, 2023
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LWOP Survivor Chryl Lamar Testifies at California Senate Public Safety Committee Urging Passage of Bill to Review Sentences

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: April 16, 2023
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LWOP Survivor Chryl Lamar Testifies at California Senate Public Safety Committee Urging Passage of Bill to Review Sentences

By Leslie Acevedo and Vaiva Utaraite SACRAMENTO, CA - A former prisoner sentenced to life without parole ...

By Leslie Acevedo and Vaiva Utaraite SACRAMENTO, CA - A former prisoner sentenced to life without parole in prison testified here in the CA Senate Public Safety Committee this week—the key panel late ...

April 16, 2023
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Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

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|Date: February 09, 2023
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Commentary: The Glaring Contradiction of the ‘R’ in the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact that i ...

By Norman Williams Life without the possibility of parole laws should be repealed, due to the fact that it leads to the hidden death or other death penalty by prolonging incarceration. While costing t ...

February 09, 2023
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Senator Dodd Reflects on Visit to Donovan State Prison

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|Date: February 07, 2023
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Senator Dodd Reflects on Visit to Donovan State Prison

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Senator Bill Dodd was among a huge delegation of elected officials ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Senator Bill Dodd was among a huge delegation of elected officials and others who participated in a special event with Smart Justice California to visit the Dono ...

February 07, 2023
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Bill Would Allow Judicial Review of Special Circumstance Offenses

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|Date: February 07, 2023
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Bill Would Allow Judicial Review of Special Circumstance Offenses

Special to the Vanguard A coalition is co-sponsoring California Senate Bill 94 sponsored by Senator Dave ...

Special to the Vanguard A coalition is co-sponsoring California Senate Bill 94 sponsored by Senator Dave Cortese. SB 94 will provide judicial review for individuals serving life without parole or sen ...

February 07, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project

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|Date: December 26, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 180: Felony Murder Elimination Project

https://youtu.be/DQPb9B7lbv4 This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Joanne Scheer, whose son’s inca ...

https://youtu.be/DQPb9B7lbv4 This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Joanne Scheer, whose son’s incarceration on felony murder, special circumstances led her to create the Felony Murder Eliminati ...

December 26, 2022
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Commentary: The Long Walk Home, Shadows of Our Past

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|Date: November 29, 2022
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Commentary: The Long Walk Home, Shadows of Our Past

By Ricky Ortega Sentenced to life without parole, I was given a one-way ticket to Folsom prison. As I boa ...

By Ricky Ortega Sentenced to life without parole, I was given a one-way ticket to Folsom prison. As I boarded the bus, I noticed the other prisoners were unusually quiet, perhaps contemplating life ne ...

November 29, 2022
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Advocates Urge Newsom to End ‘The Other Death Penalty’ of LWOP

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|Date: October 11, 2022
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Advocates Urge Newsom to End ‘The Other Death Penalty’ of LWOP

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - On the heels of a United Nations complaint submitted September 1 ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - On the heels of a United Nations complaint submitted September 15 calling for the abolition of “Death by Incarceration” sentencing across the United States, th ...

October 11, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Life without Parole Is America’s Hidden Death Penalty

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|Date: September 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Life without Parole Is America’s Hidden Death Penalty

The 18-year-old who committed his horrible crime is dead. I’m now a 40-year-old seeking redemption by Bra ...

The 18-year-old who committed his horrible crime is dead. I’m now a 40-year-old seeking redemption by Brandon J. Baker To understand life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), we must acknowledge ...

September 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: I’ve Changed Behind Bars, but I’m Not Promised a Second Chance

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|Date: September 17, 2022
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Guest Commentary: I’ve Changed Behind Bars, but I’m Not Promised a Second Chance

Restorative justice would help me give something back to help the people I’ve harmed, but the practice is ...

Restorative justice would help me give something back to help the people I’ve harmed, but the practice is not widespread yet in the U.S. by Asherdon “The Artist Ra” Holloway Our touch-deprived bodies ...

September 17, 2022
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Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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Bill Aiming to Reduce LWOP Sentences Headed to Assembly for Final Vote

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: August 15, 2022
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Bill Aiming to Reduce LWOP Sentences Headed to Assembly for Final Vote

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A bill that would expand judicial discretion to judges, allowing them ...

By Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA - A bill that would expand judicial discretion to judges, allowing them to order a sentence other than the death penalty or life in prison without parole (LWOP) for “ ...

August 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A Debilitating Disease Called Life without Parole

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|Date: July 29, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A Debilitating Disease Called Life without Parole

It doesn’t have to mean a life without purpose. By Timothy Johnson Although I am surrounded by people to ...

It doesn’t have to mean a life without purpose. By Timothy Johnson Although I am surrounded by people to the point of suffocating, I feel utterly alone. I have a debilitating disease that controls and ...

July 29, 2022
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Bill That Reforms LWOP for Felony Murder Advances through Public Safety Committee

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 02, 2022
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Bill That Reforms LWOP for Felony Murder Advances through Public Safety Committee

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Supporters are bracing for rougher sailing for a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA - Supporters are bracing for rougher sailing for a bill that has picked up additional opposition but needs a two-thirds vote in both houses to pas ...

June 02, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 157: Michael Gaines Gets Life for Crime He Didn’t Commit

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|Date: May 30, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 157: Michael Gaines Gets Life for Crime He Didn’t Commit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeobAPPiBQM This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Bree and Malissa ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeobAPPiBQM This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Bree and Malissa Hurry about the case of Michael Gaines, who has been incarcerated since 2003 for a crime, they ...

May 30, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Unbearable Weight of Life in Prison

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|Date: April 02, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Unbearable Weight of Life in Prison

I don’t remember when I last saw my daughter. By Felix Sitthvong A few days ago, my cousin sent me an upd ...

I don’t remember when I last saw my daughter. By Felix Sitthvong A few days ago, my cousin sent me an updated photograph of my daughter. She’s almost 13 years old and beautiful like her grandmother. S ...

April 02, 2022
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LWOPs: Living Without Parole

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|Date: April 01, 2022
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LWOPs: Living Without Parole

By Ricky A. Ortega Originally Published in the Mule Creek Post Convicted of first degree murder with sp ...

By Ricky A. Ortega Originally Published in the Mule Creek Post Convicted of first degree murder with special circumstances, LWOPs entered the penalty phase of their trials where it was determined by ...

April 01, 2022
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Legislation to Reform LWOP Hosted in Bay Area

Posted by Mathew Seibert
|Date: March 08, 2022
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Legislation to Reform LWOP Hosted in Bay Area

By Mathew Seibert SILICON VALLEY, CA – A “Day of Action” was hosted Monday by FUEL (Families United to En ...

By Mathew Seibert SILICON VALLEY, CA – A “Day of Action” was hosted Monday by FUEL (Families United to End LWOP) and the Drop LWOP coalition to support the Senate Bill 300, which addresses the “felony ...

March 08, 2022
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