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 while he…
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…
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 non-felonies,…
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…
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 Real Cost of Prison Labor Is an Ethical Problem
By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— In the United States, countless large corporations benefit from prison labor. Unfortunately,…
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…
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 disorders—was…
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…
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…
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…
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 received…
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…
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…
Court Sees Series of Medical ‘No-Shows,’ but Also Has Several Volatile Domestic Violence Cases
By Alexander Ramirez SACRAMENTO – It appeared to be a semi-normal pandemic day of case hearings and…
Sunday Commentary: A Chance to Hit Reset on Pacifico
By David M. Greenwald The council has for some time been receiving complaints about activities on the…
After Debate, Judge Sends Man Accused of Stealing Orange Juice to State Hospital
By Roxanna Jarvis SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento County Superior Court judge delayed a defendant’s preliminary hearing here…
Police Gun Down Man with Knife Early Monday in Philly in Front of Family
By Layla Mustafa and Eric J. Trochez WEST PHILADELPHIA- In the near-dawn hours here Monday, 27-year-old…
Yolo Victim Abducted, Held Hostage, and Forced on a 3.5 Hour Trip
By Emma Phillips WOODLAND – A defense attorney attempted to undermine the credibility of a victim here…
Commentary: The Dangerous Mix of Policing and Mental Illness
By David M. Greenwald I have watched the video of Christopher Gray getting shot and killed. Tragic…