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Monthly Blog Archive / August, 2010
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August, 2010
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Aug 31, 2010Corrections agencies around the country are finding sustainable solutions to some of their challenges. The National Institute of Corrections recently hosted a live broadcast on “Greening Corrections: People, Programs, and Practices.” The most exciting takeaway from the three-hour webinar... More
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Aug 25, 2010The director of Vera's New Orleans office sees many hopeful signs, but says the city's criminal justice system has a long way to go. Note: This is drawn from a related blog post Jon Wool wrote for the Open Society Foundations. Read a related article in The Crime Report. ... More
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Aug 23, 2010At a discussion last week about mass incarceration, Harvard sociologist Bruce Western and Brown University economist Glenn Loury warned against justifying criminal justice reforms by pointing only to economic benefits. So how are things different during this recession? On Thursday I attended a discu... More
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Aug 20, 2010A new five-minute video shows how one department of corrections helps identify people's social supports with the goal of improving outcomes at facilities and in the community. The short answer? Watch this video. When exploring with corrections departments whether the time is right for them to focu... More
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Aug 17, 2010A Massachusetts ruling says the need for an accommodation is no reason to deny victims their right to testify. Could you imagine being the victim of a violent crime and not being allowed to testify, even though you wanted to? Through Vera's work on the Accessing Safety Initiative, we have learned th... More
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Aug 10, 2010The Center for Effective Public Policy and the National Reentry Resource Center have posted work by Vera's Family Justice Program online. Two national organizations are featuring reentry-focused work by Vera’s Family Justice Program on their web sites. The Center for Effective Public Policy r... More
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Aug 06, 2010A new resource on innovation in government is an important contribution to growing the field. The Center for American Progress and the Young Foundation recently released an important report on public-sector innovation titled “Capital Ideas: How to Generate Innovation in the Public Sector&rdquo... More
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