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Federal Prison Refuses to Send Death Row Man with Disabilities to Oklahoma to Be Executed

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|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

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|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

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|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
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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
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Attorney Grateful for Some Justice in Police Shooting; Contra Costa County Settles for Nearly $5 Million

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2021
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Attorney Grateful for Some Justice in Police Shooting; Contra Costa County Settles for Nearly $5 Million

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Martinez, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on the con ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Martinez, CA – Earlier this week, the Vanguard reported on the conviction of Danville police officer and a Contra Costa sheriff’s deputy, Andrew Hall, in the 201 ...

October 30, 2021
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Trial Set for Man Suffering from Mental Health Problems in Killing of Woman Said to Be Girlfriend and Social Worker

Posted by Fiona Davis
|Date: August 27, 2021
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Trial Set for Man Suffering from Mental Health Problems in Killing of Woman Said to Be Girlfriend and Social Worker

By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – A man—described as suffering from mental health diso ...

By Fiona Davis SACRAMENTO, CA – A man—described as suffering from mental health disorders—was found likely to have killed a woman said to be both his social worker and girlfriend, ...

August 27, 2021
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Slow End to Work Week Punctuated by 3 Family Cases – All End Differently

Posted by Tatiana Gasca
|Date: August 16, 2021
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Slow End to Work Week Punctuated by 3 Family Cases – All End Differently

By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA-- Steady legal proceedings indicated a slow day for Judge Jacob Blea of Alam ...

By Tatiana Gasca ALAMEDA, CA-- Steady legal proceedings indicated a slow day for Judge Jacob Blea of Alameda County Superior Court Dept. 702 at the end of the business week—multiple defendants appeare ...

August 16, 2021
| by Tatiana Gasca

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City of Pleasanton Settles $5.9 Million Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Mentally Ill Man Beaten and Killed by Police

Posted by Annette Wong-Toi
|Date: August 14, 2021
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City of Pleasanton Settles $5.9 Million Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Mentally Ill Man Beaten and Killed by Police

By Annette Wong-Toi PLEASANTON, CA -- The City of Pleasanton has chosen to settle a $5.9 million lawsuit ...

By Annette Wong-Toi PLEASANTON, CA -- The City of Pleasanton has chosen to settle a $5.9 million lawsuit concerning the unlawful killing of Jacob Bauer by the Pleasanton Police Department (PPD). Addit ...

August 14, 2021
| by Annette Wong-Toi

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Defendant’s Request to Dismiss His Case Denied after New Allegations from His Original Victim Surface

Posted by Natalia SClaburn
|Date: August 02, 2021
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Defendant’s Request to Dismiss His Case Denied after New Allegations from His Original Victim Surface

By Natalia Claburn WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Joseph Gocke filed a motion here last week in Yo ...

By Natalia Claburn WOODLAND, CA – Deputy Public Defender Joseph Gocke filed a motion here last week in Yolo County Superior Court to dismiss the case of defendant Joshua Friedman, whose mental illness ...

August 02, 2021
| by Natalia SClaburn

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Courts Agrees to Release Veteran with Crohn’s Disease to VA Hospital

Posted by Maia Surendra
|Date: July 25, 2021
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Courts Agrees to Release Veteran with Crohn’s Disease to VA Hospital

By Maia Surendra SANTA BARBARA, CA – Dennis Anthony Weldon—who said he was “not complaining”—asked and re ...

By Maia Surendra SANTA BARBARA, CA – Dennis Anthony Weldon—who said he was “not complaining”—asked and received permission from Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Pauline Maxwell this past week ...

July 25, 2021
| by Maia Surendra

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My View: Stanislaus Deputy Shooting of Homeless Man Poster Case for How Not to Handle Such Encounters

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 17, 2021
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My View: Stanislaus Deputy Shooting of Homeless Man Poster Case for How Not to Handle Such Encounters

By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – Longtime Civil Rights Attorney John Burris held a press conference on ...

By David M. Greenwald Modesto, CA – Longtime Civil Rights Attorney John Burris held a press conference on Thursday regarding the 2020 shooting of Eloy Gonzalez by two Stanislaus County Sheriff Deputie ...

July 17, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: This Place Isn’t Meant to Help You Get Better

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Place Isn’t Meant to Help You Get Better

This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted ...

This piece is part of a collection of stories from The Breaking Point Project. Interviews were conducted with ten disabled and/or chronically ill individuals incarcerated in county jail. The stories d ...

May 20, 2021
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