Defining Prison Abolitionism in a Time of Progressive Prosecutors
By Danielle Silva In a time where progressive prosecutors are becoming a national movement, several organizations came…
Students Beyond the Stats: A Safe Space for Formerly-Incarcerated and Systematically-Impacted Students
By Danielle Silva For three years, Beyond the Stats (BTS) has been a student organization at UC…
Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis
The Smart Justice 50 State Blueprints are the product of over two years collecting data, analyzing policies,…
New Signed Legislation Benefits Those Jailed, Threatened with Jail and Those Who Have Paid for Crimes
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of largely…
California: Legislature Adopts a Flurry of Reforms, but Voting Rights Wait for 2020
By Daniel Nichanian Before adjourning for the year on Friday, California’s legislature passed a series of reforms…
Bill to Repeal One-Year Sentence Enhancement Passes Assembly
Senate Bill 136 repeals a commonly used, expensive, and ineffective one-year sentence enhancement that is added to…
California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Abolishing Copays in Jails and Prisons
If signed by the governor, AB 45 would eliminate medical and dental copays for people incarcerated in…
Recognizing the ‘Dual Victim’
By Vaidya Gullapalli In Pennsylvania, the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration is calling for an end…
Bail Isn’t Supposed to Be a Punishment. Why Does the Media Keep Acting Like It Is?
How high or low a bond is isn’t a measure of how severe the state considers a…
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan
Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren published hers –…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Sanders Lays Out Plan for Massive Overhaul of Criminal Justice System
It was one of the shortcomings of his 2016 campaign, but it is a shortcoming no more…
Barr is Stuck in the ’90s on Criminal Justice Reform
By Udi Ofer Almost five years to the day of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown…
Guest Commentary: A No-Holds-Barred Assault on Prosecutors
Attorney General William Barr pushed back against reforms by progressive prosecutors—but perhaps his greatest vitriol was reserved…
Candidates Get Testy during the Candidate Question Portion of the SF DA Debate – Part III
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
The First Beneficiary of a Sentence Review Unit Walks Free
By Sarah Lustbader Last week, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan reported that a 57-year-old man has…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 2
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
District Attorney Candidates Meet in Candidate Forum in San Francisco – Part 1
San Francisco – District Attorney candidates vying for an open seat in November met at the UC…
The First Step Act Freed People – Now Prosecutors Are Trying to Lock Some of Them Up Again
By Sarah Lustbader Monae Davis, a beneficiary of the First Step Act, left prison on March 7….
Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 2 – Lisa Rea – Restorative Justice
Lisa Rea is the president and founder of Restorative Justice International (RJI). RJI is an international association…
Rachel Barkow Speaks at UC Davis Law School (Video)
In front a large audience on Wednesday evening, NYU Law Professor Rachel Barkow discussed her book, Prisoners…