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Monthly Blog Archive / December, 2009
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December, 2009
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Dec 30, 2009When you give to Vera, you can now double the impact of your contribution. Please help us take advantage of a new challenge grant. Every dollar you donate will be matched, up to $1 million. Donate securely online—and help make our justice systems fairer and more effective. When you give to Vera, ... More
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Dec 23, 2009Vera’s Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit has released two podcasts about a cost-benefit study featured in this month’s report from Governor Paterson’s Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice. Vera’s Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit has released two podcasts about a cost-benefit study featured in ... More
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Dec 23, 2009There's a story that's often told to illustrate the value of a strength-based approach, about a team sent to help malnourished children in Vietnam. The key to success was to look at children in the same villages who were thriving and identify sustainable solutions from within the community. I've bee... More
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Dec 22, 2009The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has highlighted its top priorities for 2010. I was excited to see that reentry was high on the list, a priority supported by the Youth Reentry Task Force’s recent report, “Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-o... More
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Dec 18, 2009Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking at a Fatherhood Town Hall hosted by Morehouse College, emphasized the importance of family connections in helping people transition home from prison. Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking at a Fatherhood Town Hall hosted by Morehouse College, emphasized the im... More
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Dec 16, 2009The recent report of the Governor's Task Force on Transforming Juvenile Justice in New York State is a bold blueprint for system reform. Not to be overlooked among the report’s revelations of abuse and inadequate services, the all-important calls for better oversight, and the sensible recommendat... More
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Dec 09, 2009Last week I was in Fort Worth, Texas, at the invitation of Mercy Heart, a nonprofit organization that “assists families and children of inmates through and beyond the transitions of incarceration.” Last week I was in Fort Worth, Texas, at the invitation of Mercy Heart, a nonprofit organiza... More
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Dec 09, 2009It was reassuring to read a recent New York Times editorial criticizing the New York State Court of Appeals’ decision against refunding family members for the high cost of collect calls from loved ones in prison. It was reassuring to read a recent New York Times editorial criticizing the New ... More
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Dec 08, 2009Sadly, the saga of Maurice Clemmons, who was released on parole from prison in Arkansas, released on bail in Washington, and is now accused of killing four Seattle-area police officers, is not an uncommon one. But with any luck, this time policymakers will react differently. Sadly, the saga of Mauri... More
