People in Prison in 2019
New Research Shows Nationwide Failure to Release People from Prison to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
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COVID-19 and Criminal Justice: City and State Spotlights
Series: Covid-19
Use this Data to Hold Your Local Jail Accountable During the Pandemic
Jails are places where people, even during ordinary times, are at greater risk of death. It’s clear that the best way to keep people safe is to let them return home. Although there have been some efforts to decarcerate, they have been too small. Now, using a new tool from Vera, you can hold policymakers accountable by monitoring jail populations ac ...
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Christian Henrichson
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Oliver Hinds
Coronavirus Guidance for the Criminal and Immigration Legal Systems
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been declared by the World Health Organization to be a global pandemic. As the number of people infected in the United States grows exponentially, we must focus on prevention and containment in the criminal and immigration legal systems. Vera and Community Oriented Correctional Health Services have created a series ...