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Open Letter: Alabama Board of Pardons, Re: Christopher Revis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2021
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Open Letter: Alabama Board of Pardons, Re: Christopher Revis

by Stephan A. Cooper, Esq. Dear Honorable Board Members: I write on behalf of my former client, Christoph ...

by Stephan A. Cooper, Esq. Dear Honorable Board Members: I write on behalf of my former client, Christopher “Chris” Revis, whose case is scheduled for consideration before the Board on October 1, 2021 ...

September 29, 2021
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Letter: LWOP Is a Death Sentence

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 11, 2021
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Letter: LWOP Is a Death Sentence

Give Stanley Bernard Davis a Chance for Parole! By the Drop LWOP Coalition On September 1, 2021 Stanley B ...

Give Stanley Bernard Davis a Chance for Parole! By the Drop LWOP Coalition On September 1, 2021 Stanley Bernard Davis, a Black man who was sentenced to the death penalty in 1989, was resentenced to Li ...

September 11, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles did not oppose parole, recommended parole after 15 previous decisions to deny release for the f ...

August 29, 2021
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Former Ohio State Senator Leads Charge to Abolish Life Sentences without Parole for Children Nationwide

Posted by Peter Eibert
|Date: August 12, 2021
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Former Ohio State Senator Leads Charge to Abolish Life Sentences without Parole for Children Nationwide

By Peter Eibert COLUMBUS, OH – Peggy Lehner, a former Republican Ohio State Senator, recently wrote an ...

By Peter Eibert COLUMBUS, OH – Peggy Lehner, a former Republican Ohio State Senator, recently wrote an opinion piece in The Columbus Dispatch calling for a federal law to ban life sentences without ...

August 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: What LWOP Means to Someone Incarcerated

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|Date: August 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: What LWOP Means to Someone Incarcerated

By Michael Reed Dorrough Please forgive me for any inconvenience that my writing may cause. I am writing ...

By Michael Reed Dorrough Please forgive me for any inconvenience that my writing may cause. I am writing in the hope that I might contribute to changing the way that people think about the laws with r ...

August 03, 2021
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Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 25, 2021
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Bill That Would Reform Felony Murder Special Circumstance Law in California Moves Forward

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – In California one can face life without parole (LWOP) if one is co ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – In California one can face life without parole (LWOP) if one is convicted of murder with special circumstances, even if the person did not kill anyone nor intend ...

May 25, 2021
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Philly Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Man after Nearly 40 Years

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 24, 2021
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Philly Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Man after Nearly 40 Years

By Esha Kher PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five years after doubts began circulating in the news media about a lack ...

By Esha Kher PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five years after doubts began circulating in the news media about a lack of evidence and integrity in the conviction of Larry Walker, the Philadelphia Court of Common P ...

May 24, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

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|Date: April 08, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: Bill Would Reform Sentencing for Felony Murder Special Circumstances

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, ...

By Eric Gelber What problem/issue would the bill address? In addition to some 700 prisoners on death row, there are currently over 5,100 people in California sentenced to die in prison, at an average ...

April 08, 2021
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REPORT: U.S. Obsession with Increasingly Extreme Prison Sentences

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 21, 2021
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REPORT: U.S. Obsession with Increasingly Extreme Prison Sentences

By Alexander Ramirez WASHINGTON D.C. – Research done by The Sentencing Project has shown that the number ...

By Alexander Ramirez WASHINGTON D.C. – Research done by The Sentencing Project has shown that the number of people being sentenced to a life sentence without parole, life sentence with parole, or a vi ...

February 21, 2021
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CA Legislation Introduced to Reform ‘Felony Murder Circumstances Law’ – Could Save Hundreds in Prison From Death or Awaiting Execution

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 09, 2021
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CA Legislation Introduced to Reform ‘Felony Murder Circumstances Law’ – Could Save Hundreds in Prison From Death or Awaiting Execution

By Dorrin Akbari STATE CAPITOL — Legislation was introduced here Tuesday to reform California’s existing ...

By Dorrin Akbari STATE CAPITOL — Legislation was introduced here Tuesday to reform California’s existing “felony murder special circumstances law” to provide an avenue for individuals currently incar ...

February 09, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: December 19, 2020
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Coalitions Commend DA Gascón’s Effort to End ‘Racist’ Sentencing Guidelines

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES - The DROP Life Without Parole (LWOP) coalition and California United for a R ...

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES - The DROP Life Without Parole (LWOP) coalition and California United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) issued a statement this week that they “enthusiastically welcome” Los ...

December 19, 2020
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Duke Researchers Report Life Without Parole Sentencing on Rise; Blacks Hurt Most

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2020
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Duke Researchers Report Life Without Parole Sentencing on Rise; Blacks Hurt Most

By Ariel Abdallah NORTH CAROLINA – Researchers from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at the Duke ...

By Ariel Abdallah NORTH CAROLINA – Researchers from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at the Duke University School of Law reported an increase of life without parole sentencing in North Carol ...

October 30, 2020
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Biden-Sanders Proposal Calls for Ending LWOP for Juveniles, As Polling Finds Majority of Voters Agree

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 13, 2020
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Biden-Sanders Proposal Calls for Ending LWOP for Juveniles, As Polling Finds Majority of Voters Agree

Last week, the Biden-Sanders unity task force released policy recommendations across the spectrum. One o ...

Last week, the Biden-Sanders unity task force released policy recommendations across the spectrum. One of the big planks was in criminal justice, calling for protecting communities by reforming the c ...

July 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 06, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Tulare DA Pushes Back against Governor Commutation

Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Associati ...

Tulare DA Tim Ward is the Secretary-Treasurer of the conservative California District Attorneys Association. A little over a week ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he was granting 5 par ...

April 06, 2020
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Velazquez Receives Life without Parole, but Judge Wants More in Gonzalez Motion

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2018
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Velazquez Receives Life without Parole, but Judge Wants More in Gonzalez Motion

In early December, Alexis Velazquez was convicted of first degree murder along with special circumstances ...

In early December, Alexis Velazquez was convicted of first degree murder along with special circumstances and enhancements in the stabbing death of Ronald Antonio of Woodland in 2016. Family members g ...

January 27, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Hodges Quickly Takes Guilty Plea to Murdering His 3 Children

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2017
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Hodges Quickly Takes Guilty Plea to Murdering His 3 Children

It was just a few months ago that Robert Hodges killed his three children and attempted to kill his wife. ...

It was just a few months ago that Robert Hodges killed his three children and attempted to kill his wife. And now it is over with a guilty plea that will eliminate the possibility of a death penalty. ...

December 15, 2017
| by David Greenwald

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For Some, Prop 62 Does Not Go Far Enough, Ending the Death Penalty Is Not Sufficient

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 21, 2016
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For Some, Prop 62 Does Not Go Far Enough, Ending the Death Penalty Is Not Sufficient

In 2012 Californians narrowly voted down a ballot proposition that would have ended the death penalty and ...

In 2012 Californians narrowly voted down a ballot proposition that would have ended the death penalty and commuted current death sentences to life without parole (LWOP). For many currently on death r ...

October 21, 2016
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The End of LWOP for Juveniles?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 26, 2016
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The End of LWOP for Juveniles?

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana, ruled that its ...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Montgomery v. Louisiana, ruled that its 2012 Miller v. Alabama decision, which bans mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveni ...

January 26, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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