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Impact Evaluation of the Adolescent Behavioral Learning Experience (ABLE) Program

September 21, 2016

Publication

Featured Work

Series: It Takes a Village

Closing the schoolhouse door to the juvenile justice system

Erin Dostal Kuller

September 07, 2016

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Overlooked: Women in Jails

Interview with Elizabeth Swavola

August 17, 2016

Video

Bail, Fines, and Fees

A look at how bail, fines, and fees in the criminal justice system impact poor communities in New Orleans

July 25, 2016

Video

In the News

National Initiative to Reduce the Use of Solitary Confinement Expands

Vera Press Release September 26, 2016

Addicted Moms Often Torn Between Treatment, Kids

The Columbus Dispatch September 26, 2016

In New York City, Lawyers Make All the Difference for Immigrant Detainees Facing Deportation

Public Radio International September 21, 2016

The Power of Empathy, Personal Narrative and More Lessons from the Story Movements Conference

Mediashift September 21, 2016

New Study Evaluates Program Financed by the Nation’s First Social-Impact Bond

Vera Press Release September 21, 2016

The Only Way to Tackle Mass Incarceration is to Address the Issue of Those Convicted of Violent Offenses

takepart September 19, 2016

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Bobby Kennedy, Civil Rights, and Justice

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Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series

What Drives Jail Growth?

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Vera Institute of Justice

Overlooked: Women and Jails in an Era of Reform

Our country is at an historic moment, with broad support for justice system reform to counter the widespread challenges we face.

Impact Evaluation of the Adolescent Behavioral Learning Experience (ABLE) Program

Featured Work

Closing the schoolhouse door to the juvenile justice system

Erin Dostal Kuller

Overlooked: Women in Jails

Bail, Fines, and Fees

In the News

National Initiative to Reduce the Use of Solitary Confinement Expands

Addicted Moms Often Torn Between Treatment, Kids

In New York City, Lawyers Make All the Difference for Immigrant Detainees Facing Deportation

The Power of Empathy, Personal Narrative and More Lessons from the Story Movements Conference

New Study Evaluates Program Financed by the Nation’s First Social-Impact Bond

The Only Way to Tackle Mass Incarceration is to Address the Issue of Those Convicted of Violent Offenses

Upcoming Events

Bobby Kennedy, Civil Rights, and Justice

What Drives Jail Growth?

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