Study Shows NY’s Bail Reform Increased Pretrial Release, Didn’t Lower Bail Amounts Overall in Justice Courts
By Cheyenne Galloway NEW YORK, NY – Under New York’s new bail reform, there has been increased…
Brennan Center for Justice Lawyers Debunk Myth of Criminal Justice Reform Leading to Increase in Crime, How Reforms Provide Fairer System, Public Safety
By Estrella Torres BROOKLYN, NY – Many politicians and pundits have long used the excuse of criminal…
REPORT: National Imprisonment Rate Decreases, but Racial Disparities Still Remain
By Julie McCaffrey and Kayla Meraz WASHINGTON, DC — The national incarceration rate has dropped by 25…
California Joins Coalition Opposing Billion Dollar Deal with 3M over Water Contamination
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced his state’s…
Unlike Other States, California Ex-Prisoners Left on Own – Prison to Homelessness Pipeline Real Thing
By The Vanguard Staff LONG BEACH, CA – A recently-released prisoner here, Alberto Perez, has bounced around…
Law Enforcement Use of ‘Excited Delirium’ Shields Them from Responsibility for Suspect Deaths, Reason Magazine Suggests
By Ximena Cesa LOS ANGELES, CA – Reason Magazine, a U.S. libertarian monthly, recently argued that as…
‘First of Its Kind’ Trial Pits Young Environmental Plaintiffs against Fossil Fuel Pursued by State of Montana
By The Vanguard Staff HELENA, MO – In a trial starting Monday, 16 young plaintiffs, in a…
‘Trial Penalty’ Leads Innocent People to Pleading Guilty to Avoid Harsh Sentence, Charges Innocence Project ED
By Roni Ayalon NEW YORK, NY – The “trial penalty system” leads innocent people to plead guilty…
New York Man Who Spent Nearly 40 Years in Prison Maintaining Innocence Files New Motion Alleging Police Fabricated Murder Weapon Evidence
By Michael Apfel & Ivan Villegas NYACK, NY – Amer Zada, a man who served decades in…
California Legislation to Protect Those Who Conduct Search for Abortion, Gender Affirming Care Receiving Big Support
By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill 793 nearly four months…
New Report Presents Blueprint for Meaningful Probation and Parole Reform in Connecticut and Other States
By Kristin Trent, Audrey Sawyer EASTHAMPTON, MASS – The Prison Policy Initiative has released a report that…
ADL Hate Crime Report Charges California ‘Home’ to ‘Highest Number of Extremist Murders and Plots’
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief NEW YORK, NY – There has been a “significant…
New Report Charges Problems with ‘Insidiously Designed’ Probation and Parole
By Michael McCutcheon NORTHAMPTON, MA – A new report by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) reveals that…
Increase in ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ Shootings Leads to Questions about ‘Stand your Ground’ Laws and Gun Control
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – In one week last month, within days of each other, the…
‘Exonerated Five’ Member Acknowledges Trump Targeted Him 34 Years Ago, but Wishes ‘Fair Trial’ for Former President that ‘Exonerated Five’ Did Not Receive
By Destiny Gurrola HARLEM, NY – Yusef A. Salaam, a member of the “Exonerated Five” —wrongly convicted…
Brooklyn NAACP President Urges Branch to ‘Stand Firm’ in Response to Potential Repeal of Bail Reform
By Jariah Moore BROOKLYN, NY – In a letter to members, NAACP Brooklyn branch President L. Joy…
Commentary: DeSantis Goes After Bragg and Crime Rather Than Offering Full Throated Defense of Trump
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor New York, NY – As we wait to see whether New…
New York District Attorney’s Opioid Crisis Proposed Solutions Ineffective, According to Justice Not Fear Group
By Jariah Moore SUFFOLK, NY – Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney’s proposed solutions here to the…
Report Details Geographical Inner Workings of Mass Incarceration Rates
By Emily Saroyan and Ramneet Singh NORTHAMPTON, MA – In a recent report, Emily Widra of the…
Despite Buffalo Shooting, GOP ‘Replacement Theory’ Still Going Strong
By Jaanvi Kaur and Aryal Aglugub BUFFALO, NY– Last weekend, attention turned to the motive of a…