Broken Ground
Supporting universal representation for immigrants facing deportation.
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.
Vera is committed to
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A Monumental Missed Opportunity for Criminal Justice
Vera President, Nick Turner, reflects on fifth round of debates.
Twenty-five years past the 1994 crime bill, we are ready to talk about a new paradigm to address harm and wrongdoing that seeks to provide safety for all communities, does not peddle in fear and racism, and does not mistake excessive punitiveness for accountability. For the people, as we say. We note that the criminal legal system is 90 percent sta...
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Nicholas Turner
Everyone Means Everyone
Supporting universal representation for immigrants facing deportation.
(Para Español: Haga clic aquí.) In immigration court, there is no legal right to a public defender for an immigrant who can’t afford a lawyer, even though deportation often threatens one’s life and freedom. That’s why now more than ever, communities across America support universal representation—a public defender system for immigrants facing depor...
Young Adult Prison Reform Initiative Expands to Three New States
Restoring Promise will transform prison living and working conditions statewide in North Dakota, Colorado, and Idaho by centering human dignity.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Restoring Promise, an initiative from the Vera Institute of Justice and MILPA, announced the expansion of its work to disrupt and transform the living and working conditions inside American prisons and jails. The addition of three new states are North Dakota, Colorado, and Idaho – marks the growth of a reform movement already ...
