More than a Jail
Immigrant Detention and the Smell of Money
At a time of unprecedented challenge, we’re fighting for justice reform built on bedrock American values and grounded in action at the state and local level.
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Featured Work
Girls Matter
Centering Gender in Status Offense Reform Efforts
Walls and Bridges
Legal Recourse for Immigrants in the Age of Zero Tolerance
Operation Streamline
No Evidence that Criminal Prosecution Deters Migration
The mass criminal prosecution and incarceration of people entering the country without authorization along the Southwest border has been acclaimed as a success in deterring others from making the same journey. Analysis by the Vera Institute of Justice and Dr. Jonathan Kringen of the University of New Haven, however, shows that there is no evidence ...
