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Commentary: I, Lazarus

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|Date: February 23, 2023
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Commentary: I, Lazarus

By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of s ...

By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of self-harm and suicidal behavior. Though I wished I were dead, suicide never even crossed my mind ...

February 23, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Simple Math

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|Date: February 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Simple Math

By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the number grew to 44 j ...

By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the number grew to 44 jail deaths, then 46 in 2019.1 Half of those deaths were suicides. The other people died of over ...

February 10, 2023
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Off-Record Work by All Parties on Display in Otherwise Slow Day in SF Court

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|Date: July 12, 2021
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Off-Record Work by All Parties on Display in Otherwise Slow Day in SF Court

By Elena Rawlinson. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman ruled on severa ...

By Elena Rawlinson. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman ruled on several cases involving probation programs and diversion efforts here Friday, but generally it was a ...

July 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

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|Date: April 21, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

By Bob Britton Bob Britton, an activist with the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails part of Fa ...

By Bob Britton Bob Britton, an activist with the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in Our Jails part of Faith in Action East Bay and a member of the County Justice Involved Mental Health Task Force. He ...

April 21, 2021
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Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis

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|Date: July 12, 2020
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Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis

While the nation demands answers for the death of Vanessa Guillen and Gregory Morales, whose bodies were ...

While the nation demands answers for the death of Vanessa Guillen and Gregory Morales, whose bodies were recently found nearby, in the Sacramento region, the death of Kayli Jefferson-Henkel is just no ...

July 12, 2020
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2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide

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|Date: August 16, 2019
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2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide

By Chris Haskins Living Hope Church of Dixon - located at 410 Gateway Drive - is hosting the 2019 Awarene ...

By Chris Haskins Living Hope Church of Dixon - located at 410 Gateway Drive - is hosting the 2019 Awareness Conference: Mental Health and Suicide, on Saturday, September 21st, 2019 from 8:00 am to 3:0 ...

August 16, 2019
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Mayor Robb Davis Speaks on the Criminalization of Mental Illness

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|Date: May 19, 2018
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Mayor Robb Davis Speaks on the Criminalization of Mental Illness

By Robb Davis Eric’s mom wrote to me just this morning and asked if I would come over and talk about rest ...

By Robb Davis Eric’s mom wrote to me just this morning and asked if I would come over and talk about restorative justice. My son was 5150’d at Sutter four years ago. As a parent I don’t know how she ...

May 19, 2018
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Pape Press Conference: Mother and Others Speak Out against Criminalization of Mental Illness

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 18, 2018
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Pape Press Conference: Mother and Others Speak Out against Criminalization of Mental Illness

Students from UC Davis and Patti Pape, the mother of Eric Pape, who took his own life on May 4, gathered ...

Students from UC Davis and Patti Pape, the mother of Eric Pape, who took his own life on May 4, gathered on Thursday at noon on the MU Patio to remember the life of Eric Pape and to speak out against ...

May 18, 2018
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War Vet Faces Multiple Felonies after Suicide Attempt

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 16, 2018
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War Vet Faces Multiple Felonies after Suicide Attempt

On Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2017, Vincent Craft, a Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD and going through a ...

On Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2017, Vincent Craft, a Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD and going through a bitter divorce, attempted to take his own life. However, when sheriff’s deputies arrived, the ...

May 16, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Went Wrong in the Criminal Prosecution of Eric Pape

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 14, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: What Went Wrong in the Criminal Prosecution of Eric Pape

Last week the Vanguard broke the tragic news about the death of Eric Pape. The most tragic aspect of the ...

Last week the Vanguard broke the tragic news about the death of Eric Pape. The most tragic aspect of the death of Mr. Pape is not only was it avoidable, it was foreseeable. While the DA’s race has b ...

May 14, 2018
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District Attorney Overcharges Man in Yolo County Who Commits Suicide Awaiting Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 10, 2018
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District Attorney Overcharges Man in Yolo County Who Commits Suicide Awaiting Trial

On Friday night, Eric Pape, 26, a UC Davis student and resident of West Sacramento, committed suicide aft ...

On Friday night, Eric Pape, 26, a UC Davis student and resident of West Sacramento, committed suicide after facing felony battery charges for over a year. His family told the Vanguard that the weight ...

May 10, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media

Pride Month Crosswalks Met with Mild Protest

Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Sued: Charged Mother $350,000 and Failed to Get BabyCam Video in Child Abuse Case

The California State Bar’s Failure to Hold Attorneys Accountable

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Incarcerated College Students Seek to Master Higher Education

Is the EPA Lying to East Palestine Residents?

In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action

Family of Man Killed for Alleged Shoplifting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Walgreens, Security Company, Security Officer

Commentary: I, Lazarus

Commentary: I, Lazarus

Guest Commentary: Simple Math

Guest Commentary: Simple Math

Off-Record Work by All Parties on Display in Otherwise Slow Day in SF Court

Off-Record Work by All Parties on Display in Otherwise Slow Day in SF Court

Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

Guest Commentary: Another Suicide at Santa Rita Jail Sparks Cry for Sheriff Oversight in Alameda County

Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis

Community Rallies for Kayli Jefferson-Henkel, Killed Nearly a Year Ago at Travis

2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide

2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide

Mayor Robb Davis Speaks on the Criminalization of Mental Illness

Mayor Robb Davis Speaks on the Criminalization of Mental Illness

Pape Press Conference: Mother and Others Speak Out against Criminalization of Mental Illness

Pape Press Conference: Mother and Others Speak Out against Criminalization of Mental Illness

War Vet Faces Multiple Felonies after Suicide Attempt

War Vet Faces Multiple Felonies after Suicide Attempt

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Went Wrong in the Criminal Prosecution of Eric Pape

Monday Morning Thoughts: What Went Wrong in the Criminal Prosecution of Eric Pape

District Attorney Overcharges Man in Yolo County Who Commits Suicide Awaiting Trial

District Attorney Overcharges Man in Yolo County Who Commits Suicide Awaiting Trial

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