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SubscribeIn Memoriam: Herb Sturz, A Modest Giant Among Advocates
Herb was a listener. He spent time with people incarcerated on Rikers Island and advocated for what they actually needed—aid and access to employment, education, and housing—to keep them out of the system. Even in his last few years, he continued to attend monthly meetings to close Rikers, leading to the historic city council vote in 2019 to do jus ...
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Vera Institute of Justice
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Damien Dwin
Insha Rahman
Nazish Dholakia
Jamila Hodge
Kica Matos
Jamila Hodge
Nicholas Turner
Nazish Dholakia
Insha Rahman
Nicholas Turner
The Vera Institute of Justice celebrates the life and mourns the death of Michael E. Smith.
Mr. Smith spent two decades of his professional life at Vera, serving as director of the London office, deputy director, and then as president from 1978 to 1994. Known to be intellectually creative, unusually persuasive, and a skilled teacher, Mr. Smith took t ...
Nazish Dholakia
Daniela Gilbert
Nicholas Turner
Series: Women's Voices
Women with Lived Experience in the Criminal Legal System Must Lead the Way
Series: Women's Voices
A Seat at the Table for Women Living with Convictions for Violent Offenses
Series: Women's Voices
Being Together Alone: How I Stayed Connected to My Family in Prison
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Target 2020: Justice Solutions for a New Decade -
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Addressing the Overuse of Segregation in U.S. Prisons and Jails -
Beyond Innocence -
Breaking Point: New York's Mental Health Crisis -
Gender and Justice in America -
It Takes a Village -
Justice in Katrina's Wake -
My Brother's Keeper -
Police Perspectives: Building Community Trust -
Unlocking Potential: Perspectives on Education in Prison -
Two Societies: The Haunting Relevance of the Kerner Commission’s Report -
Eliminating Money Injustice in New Orleans -
Women's Voices: Stories from women changing the criminal legal system.