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CA Prison Closure Plan Lauded by Mass Incarceration Opponents

Posted by Michael Apfel
|Date: December 08, 2022
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CA Prison Closure Plan Lauded by Mass Incarceration Opponents

By Michael Apfel and Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA - Chuckawalla State Prison and other California correct ...

By Michael Apfel and Ramneet Singh SACRAMENTO, CA - Chuckawalla State Prison and other California correctional facilities are set to shut down following a California Department of Corrections and Reha ...

December 08, 2022
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Maryland State Attorney Sentencing Review Unit Achieves New Milestone

Posted by Alyssa Eng
|Date: November 26, 2022
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Maryland State Attorney Sentencing Review Unit Achieves New Milestone

By Alyssa Eng BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that her Sentencing Review ...

By Alyssa Eng BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that her Sentencing Review Unit has arranged for the release of 50 inmates since its inception in December 2020, and none ...

November 26, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: November 10, 2022
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Santa Rita Jail Continues to Face Allegations Regarding Mistreatment, Security, and Health Concerns

By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa ...

By Ceray Seaton DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA — A number of lawsuits have been filed against Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail concerning the rumored mistreatment of incarcerated people and the facility’s inabili ...

November 10, 2022
| by The Vanguard at Berkeley

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Approach to Criminal Justice Is Like the Parable of Babies in the River

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 24, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Our Approach to Criminal Justice Is Like the Parable of Babies in the River

by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor During a recent forum, San Francisco DA candidate John Hamasaki cr ...

by David M. Greenwald Executive Editor During a recent forum, San Francisco DA candidate John Hamasaki criticized the system for spending on the back end to clean up the problem rather than the front ...

October 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 24, 2022
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Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free

By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, making phon ...

By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free. Under this legislation, incarcerated people and the peopl ...

October 24, 2022
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 19, 2022
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President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession

By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, Presiden ...

By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced he was pardoning all Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession u ...

October 19, 2022
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Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 12, 2022
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Student Opinion: Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges against Adnan Syed

By Gibran Khalil BALTIMORE, MD – After the decision in mid-Sept. from a Baltimore judge to overturn the c ...

By Gibran Khalil BALTIMORE, MD – After the decision in mid-Sept. from a Baltimore judge to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee, Baltimore prose ...

October 12, 2022
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Community Members Call for Transparency and Accountability from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at Protest after Suspension of 47 Sheriff’s Deputies

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 12, 2022
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Community Members Call for Transparency and Accountability from Alameda County Sheriff’s Office at Protest after Suspension of 47 Sheriff’s Deputies

By Patty Yao Oakland, CA — On Oct. 5, 2022, community advocates and families who have been impacte ...

By Patty Yao Oakland, CA — On Oct. 5, 2022, community advocates and families who have been impacted by violence at the hands of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office held a protest outside the Sh ...

October 12, 2022
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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: October 12, 2022
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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Limit Solitary Confinement

By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 26 ...

By Laurel Spear SACRAMENTO, CA — On Sept. 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 2632. If passed, this bill would have limited solitary confinement to 15 consecutive days and no ...

October 12, 2022
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New Data Shows Effects of Mass Incarceration on Californian Communities

Posted by Wayne Chan
|Date: September 06, 2022
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New Data Shows Effects of Mass Incarceration on Californian Communities

By Wayne Chan SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a new report, “Where people in prison come from: The geography of ma ...

By Wayne Chan SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a new report, “Where people in prison come from: The geography of mass incarceration in California,” the Essie Justice Group and the Prison Policy Initiative provi ...

September 06, 2022
| by Wayne Chan

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Report Claims ‘Long-Term Racist Policies’ in California Lead to Mass Incarceration

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 01, 2022
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Report Claims ‘Long-Term Racist Policies’ in California Lead to Mass Incarceration

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Criminal justice reform groups released a report Wednesday suggesting ...

By The Vanguard Staff OAKLAND, CA – Criminal justice reform groups released a report Wednesday suggesting “long-standing racist policies and decisions about where to invest resources rather than the r ...

September 01, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons

Posted by Angelina Sang
|Date: August 31, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing a ...

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing a 15 percent increase in private prison populations over the last 20 years, yet a decline since 2 ...

August 31, 2022
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Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 24, 2022
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Courts Must Consider ‘Alternatives’ to Incarceration Under New CA Legislation

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation a ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO – Courts must consider alternatives to incarceration under legislation approved by the CA Legislature this week. But, “Judges will retain full judicial discretion as t ...

August 24, 2022
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California Attorney General Joins Coalition in Amicus Brief Supporting Voting Rights of Previously Incarcerated Felons in North Carolina

Posted by Wayne Chan
|Date: August 21, 2022
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California Attorney General Joins Coalition in Amicus Brief Supporting Voting Rights of Previously Incarcerated Felons in North Carolina

By Wayne Chan OAKLAND, CA — Joining a coalition of 15 attorneys general across the country, California At ...

By Wayne Chan OAKLAND, CA — Joining a coalition of 15 attorneys general across the country, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief last week urging the North Carolina Supreme Cour ...

August 21, 2022
| by Wayne Chan

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Looking Back: Much-Needed Federal Legislation to Reduce Inmate Abuse

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 14, 2022
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Looking Back: Much-Needed Federal Legislation to Reduce Inmate Abuse

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 ...

August 14, 2022
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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
| by Kritika Singh

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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
| by Jacqueline Nguyen

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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
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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