Centering Racial Justice in Prosecution Reform
The Vera Institute of Justice and the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution launch Motion for Justice website to redefine role of prosecutors and address racial inequity in criminal legal systems.
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
Featured Work
No Access to Justice
Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness and Jail
On any given night in the United States, more than 550,000 people experience homelessness. The U.S. legal system criminalizes survival behaviors associated with homelessness and fails to acknowledge that people who are homeless face impossible odds within the legal process. Black people, who already face a disproportionate risk of homelessness, are ...
Truth in Numbers
Racial Disparities in Police Killings
Months from now, a judge and jury will consider what happened in Minneapolis in the early morning of May 25, 2020. They’ll watch the footage of Officer Chauvin, knee on Floyd’s neck, his own hand casually in his pocket. They’ll be reminded that this police encounter was sparked by nothing more than an alleged counterfeit $20 bill. Twenty dollars. ...
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Nicholas Turner
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Frankie Wunschel
Series: Covid-19
A View from the Inside
What It’s Like to Be Incarcerated during COVID-19
Accessing medical attention or personnel is even more difficult than it was before the virus, and masks are provided for us to wear whenever we leave our cells as if they are a force field against COVID-19. Unfortunately, few staff consistently wear masks or gloves and can also be seen interacting in groups with little caution about possibly spread ...