Witness - Davis Vanguard
Bruce Western. Bruce Western is the Bryce Professor of Sociology and Social Justice and the Director of the Justice Lab at Columbia University. He previously served as the Director of the Program in Inequality and Social Policy at Harvard University and is the author of Homeward: Life in the Year After Prison (2018); Punishment and Inequality in …
Welcome - Davis Vanguard
The Vanguard provides the Davis Community with incisive in-depth coverage of local government on a wide variety of issues. Since 2006, The Vanguard has provided Davis and Yolo County with some of the best groundbreaking news coverage on local government and policy issues affecting our city, our schools, the county, and the Sacramento Region.
Guest Commentary: State Legislatures Need to Block Creation of ...
Oct 13, 2024 · The ACLU has issued legislative recommendations on protecting privacy and accessibility when creating digital IDs. Around the country, state legislatures are embracing the creation of a nightmarish a new electronic national identification system that has the potential to track everybody — online and off.
Sacramento Tenants Demand Habitable Housing Conditions
Oct 18, 2024 · This pressure to “self-evict” or accept “cash for keys” without proper compensation for the uninhabitable conditions they have endured is illegal, according to the Sacramento Valley Tenants Union. The union maintains state law clearly states that “tenants are entitled to 60 days’ written notice if they are required to move out due ...
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Finding Purpose While …
Oct 5, 2024 · I looked in the mirror and said, “You’re it.”. I sat in darkness, pleaded with my heart to have mercy on me, called out to a God I hadn’t talked to in years. The feeling didn’t subside. I talked to a friend, who didn’t really hear me, so I smiled and moved on. I get it.
Guest Commentary: Davis Employee Unions are Filling the Yes on …
Oct 18, 2024 · Follow the Money – Part II. Disclaimer: Opinions are those of the writer and do not reflect those of The Vanguard or its Editorial Staff. The Vanguard does not endorse political candidates and is committed to publishing all public opinions and maintaining an open forum subject to guidelines related to decency and tone, not content.
New Report: Nearly 2.5 Million Californians Are Eligible to Have …
Oct 18, 2024 · Berkeley, CA – A new report released this week by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) shows how many Californians have likely had their criminal records recently relieved under California’s automatic record relief laws.. Before these laws, people had to go through an onerous petition process to get their records relieved, and as a result, few people actually had their records relieved.
Yes on Prop 6 Campaign Rolls Out Key Labor and Newspaper …
Oct 9, 2024 · We urge Californians to end involuntary servitude by voting Yes on 6.”. Proposition 6 enhances public safety and reduces recidivism by prioritizing rehabilitation, leading to significant cost savings for taxpayers. California taxpayers pay $134,000 per year to incarcerate one person. The campaign said, “Evidence shows that the more people ...
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Why Write and Why Now?
Oct 13, 2024 · Author. Randall Morris. Randall Morris is an incarcerated military veteran, a writer of absurdist humor and the editor-in-chief of a prison newsletter serving veterans-in-custody at FCI-Seagoville since June 2023. Writing is his biggest passion. His other passion is education, and prison has motivated him to maniacally pursue both.
COURT WATCH: Judge Schedules Sentencing, Doesn’t Believe …
Oct 14, 2024 · MODESTO, CA — In a case management conference hearing at Stanislaus County Superior Court last week, Judge Carrie Stephens set an accused’s case for sentencing in early December for violations of probation, even though the accused said they did not have the means to fulfill the probation obligations. Deputy Jeff Silva, the accused’s ...