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Student Opinion: American Medication Shortages and Accessibility

Posted by Ethan Wang
|Date: May 24, 2023
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Student Opinion: American Medication Shortages and Accessibility

By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — According to a Senate-commissioned report, between 2021 and 2022, American pr ...

By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — According to a Senate-commissioned report, between 2021 and 2022, American prescription drug shortages increased by 30 percent. With lengthening drug shortages now affectin ...

May 24, 2023
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Family Attorney Confirms Man with Mental Illness Died in Custody, Citing ‘Deplorable Conditions – Insect Bites All over His Body’

Posted by Vaiva Utaraite
|Date: April 19, 2023
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Family Attorney Confirms Man with Mental Illness Died in Custody, Citing ‘Deplorable Conditions – Insect Bites All over His Body’

By Vaiva Utaraite ATLANTA, GA - The family of LaShawn Thompson, a 35-year-old man who was suffering from ...

By Vaiva Utaraite ATLANTA, GA - The family of LaShawn Thompson, a 35-year-old man who was suffering from mental illness, is calling for a criminal investigation surrounding Thompson’s death as well as ...

April 19, 2023
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Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 25, 2023
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Governor Seeks to Address Homelessness through Behavioral Health System and More Mental Health Housing

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego - This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024 ballo ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Diego - This week, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 2024 ballot initiative to improve how California treats mental illness, substance abuse, and homelessness ...

March 25, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?

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|Date: March 21, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?

https://youtu.be/kFT1eJzA5F4 Recently a Texas judge delayed the execution of Andre Thomas—a man who is so ...

https://youtu.be/kFT1eJzA5F4 Recently a Texas judge delayed the execution of Andre Thomas—a man who is so severely mentally ill, the crime he committed of killing his wife and mixed-race children invo ...

March 21, 2023
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Student Opinion: TikTok, Self-Diagnosis and the Monopoly on Mental Health

Posted by Ethan Wang
|Date: March 14, 2023
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Student Opinion: TikTok, Self-Diagnosis and the Monopoly on Mental Health

By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — Online conversations about mental health and illness, particularly over socia ...

By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — Online conversations about mental health and illness, particularly over social media, are at an all-time high. A 2022 study indicated that Generation Z (often dubbed ‘Gen Z ...

March 14, 2023
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Constitutionality of CARE Courts Challenged by Civil Rights Groups

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|Date: March 01, 2023
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Constitutionality of CARE Courts Challenged by Civil Rights Groups

By Robert J Hansen Disability Rights California (DCR), Western Center on Law and Poverty, and the Public ...

By Robert J Hansen Disability Rights California (DCR), Western Center on Law and Poverty, and the Public Interest Law Project challenged the constitutionality of the CARE Act in the California Supreme ...

March 01, 2023
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My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2023
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My View: Yolo Sheriff Refers to ‘Bad Folks in Jail’ – It’s a Simplistic, Dangerous View

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in new and reelect ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – This was the week where we swore in new and reelected officials in Yolo County and elsewhere. Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez reminded us that Calif ...

January 07, 2023
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Guest Commentary: A Family Asked Police to Help Man Struggling with Mental Illness. Instead, They Shot Him.

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|Date: December 13, 2022
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Guest Commentary: A Family Asked Police to Help Man Struggling with Mental Illness. Instead, They Shot Him.

More prosecutors, police and local leaders need to choose compassionate treatment over punishment. A new ...

More prosecutors, police and local leaders need to choose compassionate treatment over punishment. A new national toolkit offers a road map for how we find our way there. By Sarah George, Miriam Krins ...

December 13, 2022
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Federal Prison Refuses to Send Death Row Man with Disabilities to Oklahoma to Be Executed

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|Date: October 29, 2022
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Federal Prison Refuses to Send Death Row Man with Disabilities to Oklahoma to Be Executed

By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Earlier this week, a man slated for execution soon here—who has ...

By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Earlier this week, a man slated for execution soon here—who has multiple mental illnesses, brain damage and autism, claim his lawyers—was not sent to a facili ...

October 29, 2022
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Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Denies Clemency in Fairchild Case – Execution by Lethal Injection Nov. 17

Posted by Alexis Rios-Jimenez
|Date: October 13, 2022
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Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Denies Clemency in Fairchild Case – Execution by Lethal Injection Nov. 17

By Alexis Rios-Jimenez OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Richard Fairchild, 62, on death row for the 1993 murder of his ...

By Alexis Rios-Jimenez OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- Richard Fairchild, 62, on death row for the 1993 murder of his ex-girlfriend’s three-year-old son, was denied clemency this week by the Oklahoma Pardon and Pa ...

October 13, 2022
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Man Chased by Armed Merced Police Officer in Own Yard

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: September 22, 2022
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Man Chased by Armed Merced Police Officer in Own Yard

By Robert J Hansen A Merced man standing was in his front yard then began to run when he saw a Merced po ...

By Robert J Hansen A Merced man standing was in his front yard then began to run when he saw a Merced police officer leave his squad car with his gun drawn last month according to neighbors and the f ...

September 22, 2022
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Clemency Petition Filed on Behalf of Disabled Man on Oklahoma Death Row Claims Execution Would Be ‘Inhumane Spectacle’

Posted by Leila Katibah
|Date: September 20, 2022
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Clemency Petition Filed on Behalf of Disabled Man on Oklahoma Death Row Claims Execution Would Be ‘Inhumane Spectacle’

By Leila Katibah & Wayne Chan OKLAHOMA CITY - “Mercilessly executing a man this disabled would be an ...

By Leila Katibah & Wayne Chan OKLAHOMA CITY - “Mercilessly executing a man this disabled would be an inhumane spectacle beneath our individual and collective dignity,” argued Assistant Federal Pub ...

September 20, 2022
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Guest Commentary: In California, Mentally Ill Prisoners Deserve a Fair Parole Hearing

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|Date: September 18, 2022
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Guest Commentary: In California, Mentally Ill Prisoners Deserve a Fair Parole Hearing

I have seen too many people denied parole because of complications with mental illness. By Marvin E. Wall ...

I have seen too many people denied parole because of complications with mental illness. By Marvin E. Wall I have been in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) mental healt ...

September 18, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Disability Rights California Disappointed with Governor Newsom’s Signing of SB 1338 (Umberg) CARE COURT into Law

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Disability Rights California Disappointed with Governor Newsom’s Signing of SB 1338 (Umberg) CARE COURT into Law

This comes at a loss for people with disabilities and particularly to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LGBT ...

This comes at a loss for people with disabilities and particularly to Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities By Disability Rights California Santa Clara County, CA - Governor Newsom signed ...

September 15, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Locking Up People with Mental Health Conditions Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 04, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Locking Up People with Mental Health Conditions Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer

By Sam McCann Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old from Staten Island, missed nearly 100 medical appointments wh ...

By Sam McCann Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old from Staten Island, missed nearly 100 medical appointments while he was detained on Rikers Island—mostly because corrections officers failed to escort him t ...

September 04, 2022
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Attempted Murder Case Turns into a Heated Debate over Technicalities and Severe Mental Illness

Posted by Taylor Smith
|Date: June 01, 2022
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Attempted Murder Case Turns into a Heated Debate over Technicalities and Severe Mental Illness

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND - In a motion on Friday morning to dismiss the case for a lack of timely prosecu ...

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND - In a motion on Friday morning to dismiss the case for a lack of timely prosecution in Yolo County Superior Court, two attorneys argued over the fine details of a man’s attem ...

June 01, 2022
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Court Dismisses Traffic Violations to Allow Man to Prioritize Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 25, 2022
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Court Dismisses Traffic Violations to Allow Man to Prioritize Mental Health and Addiction Recovery

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA – Charged with driving without a license, insurance, and registration, all n ...

By Taylor Smith WOODLAND, CA – Charged with driving without a license, insurance, and registration, all non-felonies, a man explained to Yolo County Superior Court Commissioner Catherine Hohenwarter h ...

April 25, 2022
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Lawyers Criticize Decision by AZ Supreme Court to Set May Execution Date for Disabled, Mentally Ill Man

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|Date: April 06, 2022
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Lawyers Criticize Decision by AZ Supreme Court to Set May Execution Date for Disabled, Mentally Ill Man

By Vanguard Staff PHOENIX, AZ – An attorney for Arizona death row prisoner Clarence Dixon criticized an A ...

By Vanguard Staff PHOENIX, AZ – An attorney for Arizona death row prisoner Clarence Dixon criticized an Arizona Supreme Court decision to set May 11 as the execution date for the disabled man, who the ...

April 06, 2022
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Family Sues After K-9 Bites Face of Man Suffering Mental Health Break in Visalia

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 01, 2021
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Family Sues After K-9 Bites Face of Man Suffering Mental Health Break in Visalia

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Visalia, CA – It was another case where a family called the police ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Visalia, CA – It was another case where a family called the police after their loved one was having a psychiatric emergency and the police came and the situation ...

December 01, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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The Real Cost of Prison Labor Is an Ethical Problem

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: November 03, 2021
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The Real Cost of Prison Labor Is an Ethical Problem

By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— In the United States, countless large corporations benefit from priso ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— In the United States, countless large corporations benefit from prison labor. Unfortunately, although this provides a boost to the economy, this indentured-like ser ...

November 03, 2021
| by Jacqueline Nguyen

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