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Canada Abolishes Sentencing Criminals to Life Without Chance of Parole

Posted by Aryal Aglugub
|Date: June 01, 2022
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Canada Abolishes Sentencing Criminals to Life Without Chance of Parole

By Aryal Aglugub and Shady Gonzales WASHINGTON, DC – The Canadian Supreme Court made a unanimous decision ...

By Aryal Aglugub and Shady Gonzales WASHINGTON, DC – The Canadian Supreme Court made a unanimous decision, in the case of Attorney General of Quebec, et al. v. Alexandre Bissonnette, that it is cruel ...

June 01, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Hunger Strike at Santa Rita Jail after Dec. 2021 Increases in Commissary Prices

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have b ...

By Patty Yao DUBLIN, CA — Since Jan. 7, 2022, incarcerated people in Santa Rita Jail have been conducting a hunger strike in protest of increases in commissary prices, which range from 2 ...

April 07, 2022
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Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: October 18, 2021
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Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a breaking point wi ...

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a breaking point with overcrowding, coronavirus cases, and general sanitation problems, prison reform advocates an ...

October 18, 2021
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California Progresses By Approving Major Criminal Justice Bills

Posted by Jacqueline Nguyen
|Date: October 07, 2021
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California Progresses By Approving Major Criminal Justice Bills

By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO— On Friday, Sept. 10, after months of debating bills related to law enfor ...

By Jacqueline Nguyen SACRAMENTO— On Friday, Sept. 10, after months of debating bills related to law enforcement and prisons, California State Legislature has closed out its legislative session for 202 ...

October 07, 2021
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Prison Reform Targets Decades-long Oppression; ‘Tough On Crime’ Rhetoric Targets Newsom, Charge Reformers

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 05, 2021
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Prison Reform Targets Decades-long Oppression; ‘Tough On Crime’ Rhetoric Targets Newsom, Charge Reformers

By Christopher Datu and Nina Hall SACRAMENTO, CA - The recent increase to the credit earning structure fo ...

By Christopher Datu and Nina Hall SACRAMENTO, CA - The recent increase to the credit earning structure for incarcerated individuals has sparked the opposition to take another stab at undermining Gov. ...

May 05, 2021
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New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 17, 2021
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New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK — After many years of advocating to end solitary confinement, New York became t ...

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK — After many years of advocating to end solitary confinement, New York became the newest state to limit use of the practice. The passage of the Human Alternatives to Long-Ter ...

April 17, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Newsom Nominates Prison Reform Advocate and Assemblymember Rob Bonta for Attorney General

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 17, 2021
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Newsom Nominates Prison Reform Advocate and Assemblymember Rob Bonta for Attorney General

By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO — In March 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Democratic Assemb ...

By Kritika Singh SACRAMENTO — In March 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta for the position of attorney general, a widely-celebrated nomination amongst pr ...

April 17, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 06, 2021
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California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in the ...

By Kritika Singh SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court last week made a momentous decision in the years-long fight to end cash bail, unanimously ruling that judges may no longer hold an arreste ...

April 06, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 23, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

Overflowing toilets, lack of running water and inedible food leave inmates hardest hit, last helped. What ...

Overflowing toilets, lack of running water and inedible food leave inmates hardest hit, last helped. What happened after storms isn't new. Shows, yet again, how U.S. prisons, jails need humane overhau ...

March 23, 2021
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Looking Back: Doing Hard Time – Part Three

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 07, 2021
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Looking Back: Doing Hard Time – Part Three

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

March 07, 2021
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Biden’s New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concern from Prison Reform Leaders

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: March 05, 2021
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Biden’s New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concern from Prison Reform Leaders

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON — Signaling a first step in executing his criminal justice agenda, President ...

By Kritika Singh WASHINGTON — Signaling a first step in executing his criminal justice agenda, President Biden signed an executive order last month calling for an end to new Department of Justice cont ...

March 05, 2021
| by Özge Terzioğlu

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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
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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Introducing: The Vanguard at Berkeley!

Posted by Koda Slingluff
|Date: February 25, 2021
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Introducing: The Vanguard at Berkeley!

By Özge Terzioğlu and Koda Slingluff BERKELEY— The new chapter of the Davis Vanguard has arrived at the U ...

By Özge Terzioğlu and Koda Slingluff BERKELEY— The new chapter of the Davis Vanguard has arrived at the UC Berkeley campus. We begin this endeavor with a goal: to give a prominent, centralized voice t ...

February 25, 2021
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Looking Back: A Man Wrongfully Incarcerated Becomes a Prison Reformer

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 22, 2020
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Looking Back: A Man Wrongfully Incarcerated Becomes a Prison Reformer

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The West ...

"Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as well as across the c ...

November 22, 2020
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My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2020
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My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19

The criminal justice reform movement is worried about the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting t ...

The criminal justice reform movement is worried about the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak hitting the prisons and jails. The results have been slow—in places like New Jersey, at least 1000 peop ...

March 28, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Abolishing Copays in Jails and Prisons

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 10, 2019
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California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Abolishing Copays in Jails and Prisons

If signed by the governor, AB 45 would eliminate medical and dental copays for people incarcerated in Cal ...

If signed by the governor, AB 45 would eliminate medical and dental copays for people incarcerated in California jails and prisons Today, the California Senate voted to pass AB 45, state legislation i ...

September 10, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 21, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren publis ...

Last week Bernie Sanders published his criminal justice reform plan. On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren published hers – on Medium. “The United States makes up 5% of the world’s population, but nearly 20% ...

August 21, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: New Vision Is Needed, but Probably Not Practical at This Point

Sunday Commentary: DA’s Speak Out Across the Nation Vowing Not to Prosecute Abortion Cases; Why Is Reisig and the CDAA Silent on Dobbs?

Guest Commentary: With Roe Overturned, What Comes Next for Abortion Rights?

Guest Commentary: Dekalb County Georgia DA Responds To Court Decision Overturning Roe

Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor – Part 2

ROE V. WADE: League of Women Voters Attacks SCOTUS Overturning of ‘Roe,’ Calls Ruling an ‘Assault’

Man Waives Right to Early Sentencing – Hopes to Get Married Before Prison Sentence

Council to Weigh in on Chiles Ranch Project

My View: Some People Are Angry, but Anger Is Useless Unless the Energy Is Channeled

Guest Commentary: To Achieve True Reproductive Justice in California, We Must Look Beyond Roe v. Wade

Canada Abolishes Sentencing Criminals to Life Without Chance of Parole

Canada Abolishes Sentencing Criminals to Life Without Chance of Parole

Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

California Progresses By Approving Major Criminal Justice Bills

California Progresses By Approving Major Criminal Justice Bills

Prison Reform Targets Decades-long Oppression; ‘Tough On Crime’ Rhetoric Targets Newsom, Charge Reformers

Prison Reform Targets Decades-long Oppression; ‘Tough On Crime’ Rhetoric Targets Newsom, Charge Reformers

New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

California Supreme Court Ends Cash Bail for Those Who Cannot Afford It

Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

Guest Commentary: Deadly Texas Storm Was a Reminder of an Inhumane US Prison System

Looking Back: Doing Hard Time – Part Three

Looking Back: Doing Hard Time – Part Three

Biden’s New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concern from Prison Reform Leaders

Biden’s New Executive Order Addressing Private Prisons and Immigration Detention Centers Evokes Concern from Prison Reform Leaders

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

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

Looking Back: A Man Wrongfully Incarcerated Becomes a Prison Reformer

Looking Back: A Man Wrongfully Incarcerated Becomes a Prison Reformer

My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19

My View: Early Indications Suggest Crime Is Falling Despite Releases and Changes to Charging Low Level Offenses during COVID-19

California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Abolishing Copays in Jails and Prisons

California Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Abolishing Copays in Jails and Prisons

Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

Elizabeth Warren Unveils Her Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Plan

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