Current Thinking

Corrections agencies around the country are finding sustainable solutions to some of their challenges.

The 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.

At 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?

A 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.

A Massachusetts ruling says the need for an accommodation is no reason to deny victims their right to testify.

The Center for Effective Public Policy and the National Reentry Resource Center have posted work by Vera's Family Justice Program online.

A new resource on innovation in government is an important contribution to growing the field.