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Chesa Boudin’s Father Gets Parole Hearing in October After Almost 40 Years of Incarceration

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 15, 2021
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Chesa Boudin’s Father Gets Parole Hearing in October After Almost 40 Years of Incarceration

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently commuted the prison ...

By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently commuted the prison sentence of David Gilbert – who was involved in the robbery of a Brinks armored car in 1981 tha ...

September 15, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor On Friday, the parole board, after the prosecutors in Los Angeles did not oppose parole, recommended parole after 15 previous decisions to deny release for the f ...

August 29, 2021
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Progressives Butt Heads: SF Public Defender, District Attorney Disagree over Parole Grant for SF Killer

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|Date: May 21, 2021
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Progressives Butt Heads: SF Public Defender, District Attorney Disagree over Parole Grant for SF Killer

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A progressive district attorney and progressive public defender ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A progressive district attorney and progressive public defender, seldom at odds here, are butting heads after the State Parole Board again found Tare Beltranc ...

May 21, 2021
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Former Maryland Gov Changes Stance on Parole, Supports Prison Reform Measures

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: March 03, 2021
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Former Maryland Gov Changes Stance on Parole, Supports Prison Reform Measures

By Ned Meiners and Alexander Ramirez BALTIMORE, MD - Former Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening has de ...

By Ned Meiners and Alexander Ramirez BALTIMORE, MD - Former Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening has declared that his 1995 decision to deny parole to any individual serving a life sentence in the s ...

March 03, 2021
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91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color

Posted by Aparna Komarla
|Date: February 01, 2021
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91 Percent of CDCR COVID-19 Deaths Were Low-Risk to Public Safety; 70 Percent Were People of Color

By Mengyu Yang As of Jan 28, 2021, there have been 192 deaths from COVID-related complications across Cal ...

By Mengyu Yang As of Jan 28, 2021, there have been 192 deaths from COVID-related complications across California’s 35 state prisons. The number of deaths reported have surged in the past month-- incre ...

February 01, 2021
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CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

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|Date: September 03, 2020
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CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the pro ...

By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the problematic practice of using testimony from “jailhouse snitches” as a reason for denying parole t ...

September 03, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2020
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Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda

Remember when the Yolo DA was touted by local media as being one of the most progressive in the state? Th ...

Remember when the Yolo DA was touted by local media as being one of the most progressive in the state? That seemed like just two years ago. But now Assistant Chief Deputy DA Melinda Aiello once again ...

August 05, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

A press release by the Yolo County DA’s Office and its accompanying Facebook post drew our attention late ...

A press release by the Yolo County DA’s Office and its accompanying Facebook post drew our attention late this week. Under the banner “Child Molester Parole Denied,” the DA’s office at the same time ...

January 12, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the ...

Since his narrow victory last year in the DA’s race, Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig keeps trying to make the claim that he is a criminal justice reformer. Indeed, some have bought into the rhetoric – but ...

September 29, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

By Tracie Olson and Sara Johnson Tim Wilson is low risk to reoffend and does not pose a danger to society ...

By Tracie Olson and Sara Johnson Tim Wilson is low risk to reoffend and does not pose a danger to society, said the Board of Parole Hearings of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitat ...

September 27, 2019
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Homeless Parolee Arrested for Allegedly Making GPS Device Inoperable by Not Charging It

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 28, 2019
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Homeless Parolee Arrested for Allegedly Making GPS Device Inoperable by Not Charging It

By Miles Davis Woodland - A homeless parolee was arrested in a park in Woodland for allegedly rendering h ...

By Miles Davis Woodland - A homeless parolee was arrested in a park in Woodland for allegedly rendering his GPS device inoperable by not charging the device. In August of 2019, Jeramie Allen Newby was ...

August 28, 2019
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Commentary: Opposition to Prop 57 Baffling

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 03, 2016
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Commentary: Opposition to Prop 57 Baffling

While I appreciate Matt Rexroad’s willingness to submit an op-ed to the Vanguard on Proposition 57, I str ...

While I appreciate Matt Rexroad’s willingness to submit an op-ed to the Vanguard on Proposition 57, I strongly disagree with his rationale for opposing Prop. 57. First, I’m not sure what the Brock Tur ...

November 03, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 23, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?

Recently we reconnected with a mother whose son was sentenced to 35 years to life. It was a case we cove ...

Recently we reconnected with a mother whose son was sentenced to 35 years to life. It was a case we covered a few years ago, where her son and others were convicted of attempted murder after they fir ...

October 23, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Eye on the Courts: Marsh Gets 52 to Life, But Not Really

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 15, 2014
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Eye on the Courts: Marsh Gets 52 to Life, But Not Really

Judge David Reed on Friday issued the maximum possible sentence of 52 years to life to Daniel Marsh for t ...

Judge David Reed on Friday issued the maximum possible sentence of 52 years to life to Daniel Marsh for the 2013 double homicide of Oliver Northup and Claudia Maupin. On Friday, the hearing last two h ...

December 15, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Housing Element Amendments to Be Discussed by the Planning Commission

San Joaquin Grand Jury Indicts Officers in Brutal Beating of 17-Year-Old

UC Davis KDVS Radio Current Workers and Alumni Frustrated by Station Relocation and Downsizing

Progressive Orange County District Attorney Candidate Highlights Increase in Hate Crimes Under Current DA, Citing ‘Scandal’ Riddled Record of ‘Trump Republican’

Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court Not to Criminalize Lifesaving Overdose Prevention Sites

Man Charged with Attack on Neighbor’s Door with Butcher Knife after Believing Eggs Thrown at His Door

Commentary: In the Battle of YIMBY versus NIMBY, Score One for the YIMBYs, but Will It Make a Difference?

Guest Commentary: Unforgiving Towing Fines Deepen Inequality

Commentary: Maricopa DA Refuses Calls to Resign Despite Being in Substance Abuse Treatment

Guest Commentary: Why Aren’t More Rehabilitated, Aging Prisoners Being Released?

Chesa Boudin’s Father Gets Parole Hearing in October After Almost 40 Years of Incarceration

Chesa Boudin’s Father Gets Parole Hearing in October After Almost 40 Years of Incarceration

Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

Sunday Commentary: I’m for Releasing Sirhan Sirhan

Progressives Butt Heads: SF Public Defender, District Attorney Disagree over Parole Grant for SF Killer

Progressives Butt Heads: SF Public Defender, District Attorney Disagree over Parole Grant for SF Killer

Former Maryland Gov Changes Stance on Parole, Supports Prison Reform Measures

Former Maryland Gov Changes Stance on Parole, Supports Prison Reform Measures

CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings

Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda

Commentary: Yolo DA’s Office Takes to Fox News to Push Agenda

Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

Sunday Commentary: Yolo DA’s Depiction of Parole Denial Dehumanizing and Offensive

Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Sunday Commentary: Parole Opposition Shows Once Again Reisig Just Not a Reformer

Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

Guest Commentary: Released Parolee Was a Low Risk to Re-Offend

Homeless Parolee Arrested for Allegedly Making GPS Device Inoperable by Not Charging It

Homeless Parolee Arrested for Allegedly Making GPS Device Inoperable by Not Charging It

Commentary: Opposition to Prop 57 Baffling

Commentary: Opposition to Prop 57 Baffling

Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?

Sunday Commentary: Can We Be Safe without Overcharging Cases?

Eye on the Courts: Marsh Gets 52 to Life, But Not Really

Eye on the Courts: Marsh Gets 52 to Life, But Not Really

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