Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/ en-us Vera Selects Insha Rahman As Next President and Director https://www.vera.org/news/vera-selects-insha-rahman-as-next-president-and-director Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/vera-selects-insha-rahman-as-next-president-and-director A Blueprint for Resistance: How Residents and Local Governments Are Shutting Down ICE Detention in Warehouses https://www.vera.org/news/a-blueprint-for-resistance-how-residents-and-local-governments-are-shutting-down-ice-detention-in-warehouses Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/a-blueprint-for-resistance-how-residents-and-local-governments-are-shutting-down-ice-detention-in-warehouses Tracking Deaths in NYC Jails Since 2022 https://www.vera.org/news/nyc-jail-deaths Nazish Dholakia, Erica Bryant, Sam McCann, Benjamin Heller, https://www.vera.org/news/nyc-jail-deaths Public Defenders Are Underfunded. Justice Pays the Price. https://www.vera.org/news/public-defenders-are-underfunded Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/public-defenders-are-underfunded Second Look Laws Are Passing—When Advocates Frame Them as Righting a Wrong https://www.vera.org/news/second-look-laws-are-passing-when-advocates-frame-them-as-righting-a-wrong Marta Nelson, https://www.vera.org/news/second-look-laws-are-passing-when-advocates-frame-them-as-righting-a-wrong Reopening the Plantation: Immigration Detention in Louisiana’s Angola Prison https://www.vera.org/news/reopening-the-plantation-immigration-detention-in-angola-prison Ashley Crawford, Elizabeth (Liz) Kenney, https://www.vera.org/news/reopening-the-plantation-immigration-detention-in-angola-prison Holiday Funk: What Christmas is Like in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/holiday-funk Demetrius Buckley, https://www.vera.org/news/holiday-funk 122 Dead in LA Jails Since Start of 2023 https://www.vera.org/news/la-county-jail-deaths Sam McCann, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/la-county-jail-deaths The Lawyers on the Front Lines of the War on Immigrants https://www.vera.org/news/the-lawyers-on-the-front-lines-of-the-war-on-immigrants Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-lawyers-on-the-front-lines-of-the-war-on-immigrants Parole 101: People in Prison Deserve Second Chances https://www.vera.org/news/parole-101 Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/parole-101 Prison Pay and Commissary Prices: Too Little for Too Much https://www.vera.org/news/too-little-for-too-much LaShawn Lewis, https://www.vera.org/news/too-little-for-too-much Remembering Catie Marshall https://www.vera.org/news/remembering-catie-marshall Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/remembering-catie-marshall Listen to Their Stories: These Crime Survivors Don’t Want More Prison https://www.vera.org/news/listen-to-their-stories Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/listen-to-their-stories What Do Alternatives to Incarceration Actually Look Like? https://www.vera.org/news/what-do-alternatives-to-incarceration-actually-look-like Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/what-do-alternatives-to-incarceration-actually-look-like The Harms of Disrupting Prison Family Visitation https://www.vera.org/news/disrupting-family-visitation David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/disrupting-family-visitation The Evidence That Building Community Makes Prisons Safer https://www.vera.org/news/the-evidence-that-building-community-makes-prisons-safer Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/the-evidence-that-building-community-makes-prisons-safer More People Are in Immigration Detention Than Ever Before https://www.vera.org/news/more-people-are-in-immigration-detention-than-ever-before Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/more-people-are-in-immigration-detention-than-ever-before Sending in the National Guard Won’t Make Our Cities Safer https://www.vera.org/news/sending-in-the-national-guard-wont-make-our-cities-safer Erica Bryant, Sam Raim, https://www.vera.org/news/sending-in-the-national-guard-wont-make-our-cities-safer The Challenge of Finding a Job After Prison https://www.vera.org/news/the-challenge-of-finding-a-job-after-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-challenge-of-finding-a-job-after-prison ICE Is Still Terrorizing Los Angeles: Local Leaders Need to Show the Country How to Protect Our Communities https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-still-terrorizing-los-angeles Claire Simonich, https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-still-terrorizing-los-angeles Trump Is “Federalizing” Washington, DC, and Threatening to Eliminate “Cashless Bail.” Here’s What That Means. https://www.vera.org/news/trump-federalizing-washington-dc-and-threatening-cashless-bail Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/trump-federalizing-washington-dc-and-threatening-cashless-bail ICE Is Denying People Bond to Keep Them Locked Up https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-denying-people-bond-to-keep-them-locked-up Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-denying-people-bond-to-keep-them-locked-up How to Decarcerate Jails and Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-decarcerate-jails-and-prisons Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-decarcerate-jails-and-prisons Los Angeles County Jails on Track to Set a Tragic New Record https://www.vera.org/news/los-angeles-county-jails-set-a-tragic-new-record Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/los-angeles-county-jails-set-a-tragic-new-record 3 Ways Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Will Undermine Public Safety https://www.vera.org/news/5-ways-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-will-undermine-public-safety Erica Bryant, Sam Raim, https://www.vera.org/news/5-ways-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-will-undermine-public-safety Laughing on the Inside: Finding Humor in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/laughing-on-the-inside-finding-humor-in-prison AL-Shariyfa Rahil Robinson, https://www.vera.org/news/laughing-on-the-inside-finding-humor-in-prison ICE is Excluding Data on Transgender People in Detention https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-excluding-data-on-transgender-people-in-detention The Power of Music for People in Jail and Prison https://www.vera.org/news/the-power-of-music-for-people-in-jail-and-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-power-of-music-for-people-in-jail-and-prison Crime Is Down in 2025. Trump Doesn’t Deserve Credit. https://www.vera.org/news/crime-is-down-in-2025-trump-doesnt-deserve-credit Sam Raim, https://www.vera.org/news/crime-is-down-in-2025-trump-doesnt-deserve-credit The Legacy of Juneteenth Demands We Fight for DEI https://www.vera.org/news/the-legacy-of-juneteenth-demands-we-fight-for-dei Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/the-legacy-of-juneteenth-demands-we-fight-for-dei Mass Incarceration Is a Public Health Crisis https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-is-a-public-health-crisis Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-is-a-public-health-crisis The Truth About Immigration Detention in the United States https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-immigration-detention-in-the-united-states Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-immigration-detention-in-the-united-states Trump’s War on Nonprofits Will Make Us All Less Safe https://www.vera.org/news/trumps-war-on-nonprofits-will-make-us-all-less-safe Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/trumps-war-on-nonprofits-will-make-us-all-less-safe What Does “Due Process” Mean for Immigrants and Why Is It Important? https://www.vera.org/news/what-does-due-process-mean-for-immigrants-and-why-is-it-important Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/what-does-due-process-mean-for-immigrants-and-why-is-it-important How to Be a Court Watcher (and Why You Should) https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-be-a-court-watcher-and-why-you-should Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-be-a-court-watcher-and-why-you-should Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, What’s Changed? https://www.vera.org/news/five-years-after-george-floyds-murder-whats-changed Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/five-years-after-george-floyds-murder-whats-changed We’re Suing the Trump Administration to Win Back Funding for Programs That Save Lives and Make Communities Safer https://www.vera.org/news/were-suing-the-trump-administration-to-win-back-funding-for-programs-that-save-lives-and-make-communities-safer Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/were-suing-the-trump-administration-to-win-back-funding-for-programs-that-save-lives-and-make-communities-safer When New York Corrections Officers Went on Strike for Better Working Conditions, Those of Us Incarcerated Continued to Suffer https://www.vera.org/news/when-new-york-corrections-officers-went-on-strike-incarcerated-people-continued-to-suffer LaShawn Lewis, https://www.vera.org/news/when-new-york-corrections-officers-went-on-strike-incarcerated-people-continued-to-suffer People Are Being Deported Because of Their Tattoos https://www.vera.org/news/people-are-being-deported-because-of-their-tattoos Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/people-are-being-deported-because-of-their-tattoos Want to learn about criminal justice reform? Start here. https://www.vera.org/news/intro-to-criminal-justice-reform Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/intro-to-criminal-justice-reform Unreasonable Probation Requirements Are Sending People to Jail https://www.vera.org/news/unreasonable-probation-requirements-are-sending-people-to-jail Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/unreasonable-probation-requirements-are-sending-people-to-jail What Is a Sanctuary City? https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-a-sanctuary-city Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-a-sanctuary-city I Grew up Undocumented. This Is What It’s Really Like. https://www.vera.org/news/i-grew-up-undocumented-this-is-what-its-really-like Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/i-grew-up-undocumented-this-is-what-its-really-like What “Breaking Cycles of Crime” Actually Means https://www.vera.org/news/what-breaking-cycles-of-crime-actually-means Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/what-breaking-cycles-of-crime-actually-means People in Jail and Prison Are Erased from Unemployment Data. It’s Distorting Economic Reality. https://www.vera.org/news/people-in-jail-and-prison-are-erased-from-unemployment-data-its-distorting-economic-reality Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/people-in-jail-and-prison-are-erased-from-unemployment-data-its-distorting-economic-reality Justice Reform 101: What to Read, Watch, and Listen To https://www.vera.org/news/justice-reform-101 Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/justice-reform-101 Politics Can’t Cheapen the Power of the Presidential Pardon https://www.vera.org/news/politics-cant-cheapen-the-power-of-the-presidential-pardon Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/politics-cant-cheapen-the-power-of-the-presidential-pardon The Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Reveals the Truth of Trump’s Immigration Agenda https://www.vera.org/news/the-detention-of-mahmoud-khalil-reveals-the-truth-of-trumps-immigration-agenda Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-detention-of-mahmoud-khalil-reveals-the-truth-of-trumps-immigration-agenda Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Would Be a Disaster for Crime and Safety https://www.vera.org/news/trumps-medicaid-cuts-would-be-a-disaster-for-crime-and-safety Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/trumps-medicaid-cuts-would-be-a-disaster-for-crime-and-safety Louisiana Lawmakers are Laying the Groundwork to Lock Up More Children in Adult Jails and Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/louisiana-lawmakers-are-laying-the-groundwork-to-lock-up-more-children-in-adult-jails-and-prisons Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/louisiana-lawmakers-are-laying-the-groundwork-to-lock-up-more-children-in-adult-jails-and-prisons How to Fight Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-fight-the-mass-deportation-agenda Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-fight-the-mass-deportation-agenda What is Stop-and-Frisk? https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-stop-and-frisk Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-stop-and-frisk Sending People to Prison for Decades Is Dangerous https://www.vera.org/news/sending-people-to-prison-for-decades-is-dangerous Marta Nelson, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/sending-people-to-prison-for-decades-is-dangerous 10 Stories from Immigrants Seeking Safety in the United States https://www.vera.org/news/10-stories-from-immigrants-seeking-safety-in-the-united-states Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/10-stories-from-immigrants-seeking-safety-in-the-united-states Presidents and Governors Should Pardon More People in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/presidents-and-governors-should-pardon-more-people-in-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/presidents-and-governors-should-pardon-more-people-in-prison How To Fight for Justice in Your State and Community in 2025 https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-fight-for-justice-in-your-state-and-community-in-2025 Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-fight-for-justice-in-your-state-and-community-in-2025 Staying Connected When Your Loved One Is in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/staying-connected-when-your-loved-one-is-in-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/staying-connected-when-your-loved-one-is-in-prison What is Cruel and Unusual Punishment? https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-cruel-and-unusual-punishment Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/what-is-cruel-and-unusual-punishment Jailing for Profit: When Budgets Depend on Locking People Up https://www.vera.org/news/jailing-for-profit-when-budgets-depend-on-locking-people-up Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/jailing-for-profit-when-budgets-depend-on-locking-people-up What Happens After You Get Arrested https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-after-you-get-arrested Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-after-you-get-arrested How Young People Become Entangled in the Juvenile Legal System https://www.vera.org/news/how-young-people-become-entangled-in-the-juvenile-legal-system Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-young-people-become-entangled-in-the-juvenile-legal-system Jail and Prison Populations Have Decreased Since 2019—but Continued Progress Isn’t Promised https://www.vera.org/news/jail-and-prison-populations-have-decreased-since-2019-but-continued-progress-isnt-promised Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/jail-and-prison-populations-have-decreased-since-2019-but-continued-progress-isnt-promised Corrections Staffing Shortages Offer Chance to Rethink Prison https://www.vera.org/news/corrections-staffing-shortages-offer-chance-to-rethink-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/corrections-staffing-shortages-offer-chance-to-rethink-prison “Lockdown” is an Epidemic Plaguing U.S. Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/lockdown-is-an-epidemic-plaguing-u-s-prisons Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/lockdown-is-an-epidemic-plaguing-u-s-prisons People Leaving Prison Should Have the Right to Vote https://www.vera.org/news/people-leaving-prison-should-have-the-right-to-vote Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/people-leaving-prison-should-have-the-right-to-vote When Disasters Strike, Incarcerated People Are Often Left Behind—Then Tasked with Dangerous Cleanup https://www.vera.org/news/when-disasters-strike-incarcerated-people-are-often-left-behind-then-tasked-with-dangerous-cleanup Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/when-disasters-strike-incarcerated-people-are-often-left-behind-then-tasked-with-dangerous-cleanup Project 2025 is a Pathway to Mass Deportations and Family Separation https://www.vera.org/news/project-2025-is-a-pathway-to-mass-deportations-and-family-separation Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/project-2025-is-a-pathway-to-mass-deportations-and-family-separation What People in Prison Are Saying About the Presidential Election https://www.vera.org/news/what-people-in-prison-are-saying-about-the-presidential-election David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/what-people-in-prison-are-saying-about-the-presidential-election About Half a Million People in Jail Have a Legal Right to Vote, But Don’t Get to Cast Ballots https://www.vera.org/news/about-half-a-million-people-in-jail-have-a-legal-right-to-vote-but-dont-get-to-cast-ballots Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/about-half-a-million-people-in-jail-have-a-legal-right-to-vote-but-dont-get-to-cast-ballots Boston’s Homicide Rate Reaches a Historic Low https://www.vera.org/news/bostons-homicide-rate-reaches-a-historic-low Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/bostons-homicide-rate-reaches-a-historic-low Evacuation Plan https://www.vera.org/news/evacuation-plan Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/evacuation-plan The FCC Is Capping Outrageous Prison Phone Rates, but Companies Are Still Price Gouging https://www.vera.org/news/the-fcc-is-capping-outrageous-prison-phone-rates-but-companies-are-still-price-gouging Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/the-fcc-is-capping-outrageous-prison-phone-rates-but-companies-are-still-price-gouging California’s New Workplace Heat Standards Don’t Apply to Prisons, Reflecting Harmful Neglect Across the United States https://www.vera.org/news/californias-new-workplace-heat-standards-dont-apply-to-prisons-reflecting-harmful-neglect-across-the-united-states Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/californias-new-workplace-heat-standards-dont-apply-to-prisons-reflecting-harmful-neglect-across-the-united-states Investing in Care Has Kept Californians Safe and Out of Prison for 10 Years. Prop 36 Will Destroy That Progress. https://www.vera.org/news/investing-in-care-has-kept-californians-safe-and-out-of-prison-for-10-years-prop-36-will-destroy-that-progress Sam McCann, Claire Simonich, https://www.vera.org/news/investing-in-care-has-kept-californians-safe-and-out-of-prison-for-10-years-prop-36-will-destroy-that-progress The Truth about Immigrants in This Election Is That We Need to Do More to Protect Them https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-immigrants-in-this-election-is-that-we-need-to-do-more-to-protect-them Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-immigrants-in-this-election-is-that-we-need-to-do-more-to-protect-them Building Prisons on Toxic Land has Devastating Consequences https://www.vera.org/news/building-prisons-on-toxic-land-has-devastating-consequences Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/building-prisons-on-toxic-land-has-devastating-consequences The Promising Program Keeping Young People Out of the Criminal Legal System in Hawai`i https://www.vera.org/news/the-promising-program-keeping-young-people-in-hawai-i-out-of-the-criminal-legal-system Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/the-promising-program-keeping-young-people-in-hawai-i-out-of-the-criminal-legal-system On Air from a Maximum-Security Prison https://www.vera.org/news/on-air-from-a-maximum-security-prison Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/on-air-from-a-maximum-security-prison The Double Standard of Donald Trump’s Court Sentencing https://www.vera.org/news/the-double-standard-of-donald-trumps-court-sentencing Marta Nelson, https://www.vera.org/news/the-double-standard-of-donald-trumps-court-sentencing Why We Shouldn’t Call Trump a “Criminal” https://www.vera.org/news/why-we-shouldnt-call-trump-a-criminal Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/why-we-shouldnt-call-trump-a-criminal An Ankle Monitor Gives a False Taste of Freedom https://www.vera.org/news/an-ankle-monitor-gives-a-false-taste-of-freedom Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/an-ankle-monitor-gives-a-false-taste-of-freedom It’s 2024, and Slavery Isn’t Over in the U.S. https://www.vera.org/news/its-2024-and-slavery-isnt-over-in-the-u-s Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/its-2024-and-slavery-isnt-over-in-the-u-s The Truth about Retail Theft https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/the-truth-about-retail-theft Will the Supreme Court Criminalize Homelessness? https://www.vera.org/news/will-the-supreme-court-criminalize-homelessness Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/will-the-supreme-court-criminalize-homelessness Building Community Behind Bars https://www.vera.org/news/building-community-behind-bars Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/building-community-behind-bars AAPI Heroes Who've Fought for Change in the Criminal Legal and Immigration Systems https://www.vera.org/news/aapi-heroes-whove-fought-for-change-in-the-criminal-legal-and-immigration-systems Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/aapi-heroes-whove-fought-for-change-in-the-criminal-legal-and-immigration-systems After Over 50 Years, It’s Time to Decriminalize Cannabis https://www.vera.org/news/after-over-50-years-its-time-to-decriminalize-cannabis Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/after-over-50-years-its-time-to-decriminalize-cannabis Clemency and Prison Education Benefits Everyone https://www.vera.org/news/clemency-and-prison-education-benefits-everyone Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/clemency-and-prison-education-benefits-everyone What Happens When We Support Parents Instead of Sending Them to Prison https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-when-we-support-parents-instead-of-sending-them-to-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-when-we-support-parents-instead-of-sending-them-to-prison In Memphis, Minor Traffic Stops are Clogging Courts and Draining Resources https://www.vera.org/news/in-memphis-minor-traffic-stops-are-clogging-courts-and-draining-resources Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/in-memphis-minor-traffic-stops-are-clogging-courts-and-draining-resources Police Violence on College Campuses is Unacceptable https://www.vera.org/news/police-violence-on-college-campuses-is-unacceptable Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/police-violence-on-college-campuses-is-unacceptable States’ Dangerous Attempts at Immigration Enforcement Threaten Our Communities https://www.vera.org/news/states-dangerous-attempts-at-immigration-enforcement-threaten-our-communities Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/states-dangerous-attempts-at-immigration-enforcement-threaten-our-communities How to Redevelop Former Jails and Prisons for the Collective Good https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-redevelop-former-jails-and-prisons-for-the-collective-good Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/how-to-redevelop-former-jails-and-prisons-for-the-collective-good ­­­­­­Louisiana Legislators Are Trying to Keep People in Prison Longer. It Won’t Make Anyone Safer. https://www.vera.org/news/louisiana-legislators-are-trying-to-keep-people-in-prison-longer Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/louisiana-legislators-are-trying-to-keep-people-in-prison-longer The Hidden Deaths in American Jails https://www.vera.org/news/the-hidden-deaths-in-american-jails Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/the-hidden-deaths-in-american-jails Want to Make Communities Safer? Make Sure People Coming Home from Jail and Prison Have a Place to Live. https://www.vera.org/news/make-sure-people-coming-home-from-jail-and-prison-have-a-place-to-live Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/make-sure-people-coming-home-from-jail-and-prison-have-a-place-to-live How The Criminal Legal System Coerces People into Pleading Guilty https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-criminal-legal-system-coerces-people-into-pleading-guilty Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-criminal-legal-system-coerces-people-into-pleading-guilty “The County Jail Has Always Been a Murder Ground”: Stories from Men’s Central Jail https://www.vera.org/news/stories-from-mens-central-jail Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/stories-from-mens-central-jail The Risk of Deportation: What Happens When You Can’t Find a Lawyer https://www.vera.org/news/the-risk-of-deportation Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-risk-of-deportation Debunking the Lies Politicians Say About Immigrants https://www.vera.org/news/debunking-the-lies-politicians-say-about-immigrants Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/debunking-the-lies-politicians-say-about-immigrants What a Day in Prison is Really Like https://www.vera.org/news/what-a-day-in-prison-is-really-like David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/what-a-day-in-prison-is-really-like After 30 Years, the First Program to Offer Pell Grants to Incarcerated Students Has Launched https://www.vera.org/news/after-30-years-the-first-program-to-offer-pell-grants-to-incarcerated-students-has-launched Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/after-30-years-the-first-program-to-offer-pell-grants-to-incarcerated-students-has-launched Cheap Jail and Prison Food Is Making People Sick. It Doesn’t Have To. https://www.vera.org/news/cheap-jail-and-prison-food-is-making-people-sick-it-doesnt-have-to Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/cheap-jail-and-prison-food-is-making-people-sick-it-doesnt-have-to “We Need to Listen” https://www.vera.org/news/transgender-people-call-for-more-humane-conditions Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/transgender-people-call-for-more-humane-conditions Millions of People in the U.S. Miss Their Court Date, With Dire Consequences https://www.vera.org/news/millions-of-people-in-the-u-s-miss-their-court-date-with-dire-consequences Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/millions-of-people-in-the-u-s-miss-their-court-date-with-dire-consequences Georgia Legislators Want to Undermine Voters by Ousting Elected Prosecutors https://www.vera.org/news/georgia-legislators-want-to-undermine-voters-by-ousting-elected-prosecutors Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/georgia-legislators-want-to-undermine-voters-by-ousting-elected-prosecutors Looking Beyond Bars to Meet Crime Survivors’ Needs https://www.vera.org/news/looking-beyond-bars-to-meet-crime-survivors-needs Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/looking-beyond-bars-to-meet-crime-survivors-needs Electronic Monitoring Is an Extension of Mass Incarceration https://www.vera.org/news/electronic-monitoring-is-an-extension-of-mass-incarceration Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/electronic-monitoring-is-an-extension-of-mass-incarceration Jail Intake Is Killing People. Decarceration Is the Way to Stop It. https://www.vera.org/news/jail-intake-is-killing-people-decarceration-is-the-way-to-stop-it Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/jail-intake-is-killing-people-decarceration-is-the-way-to-stop-it Now is the Time to Protect Asylum, Humanitarian Parole, and Due Process https://www.vera.org/news/now-is-the-time-to-protect-asylum-humanitarian-parole-and-due-process Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/now-is-the-time-to-protect-asylum-humanitarian-parole-and-due-process No One Should Be Sentenced to Die in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/no-one-should-be-sentenced-to-die-in-prison Marta Nelson, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/no-one-should-be-sentenced-to-die-in-prison Police Are Stopping Fewer Drivers — and It’s Increasing Safety https://www.vera.org/news/police-are-stopping-fewer-drivers-and-its-increasing-safety Sam Raim, https://www.vera.org/news/police-are-stopping-fewer-drivers-and-its-increasing-safety Video Visits for Families of People in Jail and Prison Should Be Free https://www.vera.org/news/video-visits-for-families-of-people-in-jail-and-prison-should-be-free Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/video-visits-for-families-of-people-in-jail-and-prison-should-be-free Eight Ways You Can Advance Justice Reform in 2024 https://www.vera.org/news/eight-ways-you-can-advance-justice-reform-in-2024 Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/eight-ways-you-can-advance-justice-reform-in-2024 2024 Is the Year to Keep Shrinking Mass Incarceration https://www.vera.org/news/2024-is-the-year-to-keep-shrinking-mass-incarceration Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/2024-is-the-year-to-keep-shrinking-mass-incarceration Cities Embrace Civilian-Led Public Safety Solutions https://www.vera.org/news/cities-embrace-civilian-led-public-safety-solutions Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/cities-embrace-civilian-led-public-safety-solutions What It’s Like Watching My Friends Die in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/what-its-like-watching-my-friends-die-in-prison Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/what-its-like-watching-my-friends-die-in-prison Impact Over Orthodoxy https://www.vera.org/news/impact-over-orthodoxy Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/impact-over-orthodoxy How “Collateral Consequences” Keep People Trapped in the Legal System https://www.vera.org/news/how-collateral-consequences-keep-people-trapped-in-the-legal-system Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/how-collateral-consequences-keep-people-trapped-in-the-legal-system Sweet Potatoes Magee: Thanksgiving in Prison with a Service Dog in Training https://www.vera.org/news/sweet-potatoes-magee-thanksgiving-in-prison-with-a-service-dog-in-training Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/sweet-potatoes-magee-thanksgiving-in-prison-with-a-service-dog-in-training Elections are Warped by Prison Gerrymandering Year After Year https://www.vera.org/news/elections-are-warped-by-prison-gerrymandering-year-after-year Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/elections-are-warped-by-prison-gerrymandering-year-after-year Coming Home after Nearly Three Years in Jail https://www.vera.org/news/coming-home-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/coming-home-after-nearly-three-years-in-jail Why Punishing People in Jail and Prison Isn’t Working https://www.vera.org/news/why-punishing-people-in-jail-and-prison-isnt-working Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/why-punishing-people-in-jail-and-prison-isnt-working Prisons and Jails are Violent; They Don’t Have to Be https://www.vera.org/news/prisons-and-jails-are-violent-they-dont-have-to-be Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/prisons-and-jails-are-violent-they-dont-have-to-be The United States Criminalizes People Who Need Health Care and Housing https://www.vera.org/news/the-united-states-criminalizes-people-who-need-health-care-and-housing Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-united-states-criminalizes-people-who-need-health-care-and-housing Yes, It’s Legal to Seek Immigration Asylum in the United States https://www.vera.org/news/yes-its-legal-to-seek-immigration-asylum-in-the-united-states Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/yes-its-legal-to-seek-immigration-asylum-in-the-united-states People Need Transportation Access After Release from Jail and Prison https://www.vera.org/news/people-need-transportation-access-after-release-from-jail-and-prison Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/people-need-transportation-access-after-release-from-jail-and-prison For Incarcerated Women and Their Families, Equal Access to Education Transforms Lives https://www.vera.org/news/women-in-prison-need-equal-access-to-education Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/women-in-prison-need-equal-access-to-education Polling Shows Voters Prefer Crime Prevention Over Punishment https://www.vera.org/news/polling-shows-voters-prefer-crime-prevention-over-punishment Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/polling-shows-voters-prefer-crime-prevention-over-punishment How the United States Punishes People for Being Poor https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-united-states-punishes-people-for-being-poor Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-united-states-punishes-people-for-being-poor Families Demand Action over Los Angeles Jail Death Crisis https://www.vera.org/news/families-demand-action-over-los-angeles-jail-death-crisis Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/families-demand-action-over-los-angeles-jail-death-crisis Change for the Worse: Life Under New York DOCCS’s New Package Policy https://www.vera.org/news/change-for-the-worse-life-under-new-york-doccss-new-package-policy David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/change-for-the-worse-life-under-new-york-doccss-new-package-policy Everything You Need to Know about Consent Decrees https://www.vera.org/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-consent-decrees Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-consent-decrees Cite and Release is Keeping People Out of Jail https://www.vera.org/news/cite-and-release-is-keeping-people-out-of-jail Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/cite-and-release-is-keeping-people-out-of-jail The Immigration System is Racist; Solutions Exist https://www.vera.org/news/the-immigration-system-is-racist-solutions-exist Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-immigration-system-is-racist-solutions-exist How Kentucky Became One of the Most Incarcerated Places in the Country https://www.vera.org/news/how-kentucky-became-one-of-the-most-incarcerated-places-in-the-country Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-kentucky-became-one-of-the-most-incarcerated-places-in-the-country In the Fentanyl Crisis, Lawmakers Are Making the Same Mistakes https://www.vera.org/news/in-the-fentanyl-crisis-lawmakers-are-making-the-same-mistakes Nicholas Turner, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/in-the-fentanyl-crisis-lawmakers-are-making-the-same-mistakes From Fighting Wildfires to Digging Graves, Incarcerated Workers Face Danger on the Job https://www.vera.org/news/from-fighting-wildfires-to-digging-graves-incarcerated-workers-face-danger-on-the-job Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/from-fighting-wildfires-to-digging-graves-incarcerated-workers-face-danger-on-the-job I Lost My Job, Apartment, Vehicle, and Time with My Kids Due to Unjust Pretrial Detention https://www.vera.org/news/i-lost-my-job-apartment-vehicle-and-time-with-my-kids-due-to-unjust-pretrial-detention Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/i-lost-my-job-apartment-vehicle-and-time-with-my-kids-due-to-unjust-pretrial-detention Four Years in Jail Without Trial: A New Public Defender Office Comes to Hays County, Texas https://www.vera.org/news/four-years-in-jail-without-trial-a-new-public-defender-office-comes-to-hays-county-texas Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/four-years-in-jail-without-trial-a-new-public-defender-office-comes-to-hays-county-texas Care over Confinement: Kids Need Second Chances and Services to Succeed https://www.vera.org/news/care-over-confinement-kids-need-second-chances-and-services-to-succeed Elle Gray Teshima, https://www.vera.org/news/care-over-confinement-kids-need-second-chances-and-services-to-succeed “One of the Most Dangerous” Legislative Seasons: The Criminalization of LGBTQ+ People in 2023 https://www.vera.org/news/one-of-the-most-dangerous-legislative-seasons-the-criminalization-of-lgbtq-people-in-2023 Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/one-of-the-most-dangerous-legislative-seasons-the-criminalization-of-lgbtq-people-in-2023 After 29 Years, Incarcerated Students Are Finally Going Back to School https://www.vera.org/news/after-29-years-incarcerated-students-are-finally-going-back-to-school Nicholas Turner, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/after-29-years-incarcerated-students-are-finally-going-back-to-school How College in Prison is Changing Lives https://www.vera.org/news/how-college-in-prison-changes-lives Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-college-in-prison-changes-lives Juneteenth Is Incomplete While Slavery Persists in Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/juneteenth-is-incomplete-while-slavery-persists-in-prisons Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/juneteenth-is-incomplete-while-slavery-persists-in-prisons Arrested While Bringing His Son Gifts—Then Deported https://www.vera.org/news/arrested-on-his-way-to-deliver-his-son-a-present-then-deported Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/arrested-on-his-way-to-deliver-his-son-a-present-then-deported We Founded a Youth Mentoring Program While in Prison, and It’s Saving Lives https://www.vera.org/news/we-founded-a-youth-mentoring-program-while-in-prison-and-its-saving-lives David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/we-founded-a-youth-mentoring-program-while-in-prison-and-its-saving-lives Black Drivers Were Pulled Over Less Often After a Minnesota County Changed Its Policies https://www.vera.org/news/black-drivers-were-pulled-over-less-often-after-a-minnesota-county-changed-its-policies Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/black-drivers-were-pulled-over-less-often-after-a-minnesota-county-changed-its-policies Why Are Louisiana Legislators Trying to Incarcerate More People? https://www.vera.org/news/why-are-louisiana-legislators-trying-to-incarcerate-more-people Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/why-are-louisiana-legislators-trying-to-incarcerate-more-people In Win for Criminal Legal System Reform, New Mexico Eliminates Criminal Court Fees for Adults https://www.vera.org/news/in-win-for-criminal-legal-system-reform-new-mexico-eliminates-criminal-court-fees-for-adults Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/in-win-for-criminal-legal-system-reform-new-mexico-eliminates-criminal-court-fees-for-adults Society’s Problems Call for More Than Police https://www.vera.org/news/societys-problems-call-for-more-than-police Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/societys-problems-call-for-more-than-police Children Suffer When Parents Are Imprisoned https://www.vera.org/news/children-suffer-when-parents-are-imprisoned Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/children-suffer-when-parents-are-imprisoned New Yorkers Have Known Bail Doesn’t Work for 60 Years. Why Are We Still Debating It? https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorkers-have-known-bail-doesnt-work-for-60-years-why-are-we-still-debating-it Nicholas Turner, Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorkers-have-known-bail-doesnt-work-for-60-years-why-are-we-still-debating-it Close New York's "Legalized Sweatshops” and End Slavery Once and For All https://www.vera.org/news/close-new-yorks-legalized-sweatshops-and-end-slavery-once-and-for-all Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/close-new-yorks-legalized-sweatshops-and-end-slavery-once-and-for-all "The Box": How The Conviction History Question Shapes College Admissions https://www.vera.org/news/the-box-how-the-conviction-history-question-shapes-college-admissions Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-box-how-the-conviction-history-question-shapes-college-admissions Amid Another Report of Rampant Abuse on Rikers, It’s Time to Hold City Jails Accountable https://www.vera.org/news/amid-another-report-of-rampant-abuse-on-rikers-its-time-to-hold-city-jails-accountable Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/amid-another-report-of-rampant-abuse-on-rikers-its-time-to-hold-city-jails-accountable How One California County Is Ending Girls’ Incarceration https://www.vera.org/news/how-one-california-county-is-ending-girls-incarceration Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-one-california-county-is-ending-girls-incarceration The Fairness to Freedom Act Will Save Lives https://www.vera.org/news/the-fairness-to-freedom-act-will-save-lives Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/the-fairness-to-freedom-act-will-save-lives Efforts to Undermine Reform-Minded Prosecutors Pose a Threat to Democracy and Public Safety https://www.vera.org/news/efforts-to-undermine-reform-minded-prosecutors-pose-a-threat-to-democracy-and-public-safety Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/efforts-to-undermine-reform-minded-prosecutors-pose-a-threat-to-democracy-and-public-safety No Person Is Illegal—the Language We Use for Immigration Matters https://www.vera.org/news/no-person-is-illegal-the-language-we-use-for-immigration-matters Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/no-person-is-illegal-the-language-we-use-for-immigration-matters Low-Level Traffic Stops Are Ineffective—and Sometimes Deadly. Why Are They Still Happening? https://www.vera.org/news/low-level-traffic-stops-are-ineffective-and-sometimes-deadly-why-are-they-still-happening Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/low-level-traffic-stops-are-ineffective-and-sometimes-deadly-why-are-they-still-happening New Partnerships Help Incarcerated People Find Jobs https://www.vera.org/news/new-partnerships-help-incarcerated-people-find-jobs Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/new-partnerships-help-incarcerated-people-find-jobs New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana https://www.vera.org/news/new-data-hubs-show-local-impact-of-mass-incarceration-in-california-and-louisiana Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/new-data-hubs-show-local-impact-of-mass-incarceration-in-california-and-louisiana Fix the Asylum Process to Save Lives https://www.vera.org/news/fix-the-asylum-process-to-save-lives Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/fix-the-asylum-process-to-save-lives Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison https://www.vera.org/news/stopping-the-systems-that-keep-sending-people-back-to-prison Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/stopping-the-systems-that-keep-sending-people-back-to-prison The Difference between Jail and Prison https://www.vera.org/news/u-s-jails-and-prisons-explained Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/u-s-jails-and-prisons-explained Research Shows That Long Prison Sentences Don’t Actually Improve Safety https://www.vera.org/news/research-shows-that-long-prison-sentences-dont-actually-improve-safety Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/research-shows-that-long-prison-sentences-dont-actually-improve-safety Increasing Prison Wages to Dollars Just Makes Sense https://www.vera.org/news/increasing-prison-wages-to-dollars-just-makes-sense Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/increasing-prison-wages-to-dollars-just-makes-sense Black Leaders Who Used the Law to Reform Prisons from Within https://www.vera.org/news/black-leaders-who-used-the-law-to-reform-prisons-from-within Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/black-leaders-who-used-the-law-to-reform-prisons-from-within New York City’s New Mental Health Plan is Dangerous https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-citys-new-mental-health-plan-is-dangerous Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-citys-new-mental-health-plan-is-dangerous Actions You Can Take to Advance Justice Reform in 2023 https://www.vera.org/news/actions-you-can-take-to-advance-justice-reform-in-2023 Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/actions-you-can-take-to-advance-justice-reform-in-2023 New Yorkers Can’t Afford Another Year of Death in Our Jails https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorkers-cant-afford-another-year-of-death-in-our-jails Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorkers-cant-afford-another-year-of-death-in-our-jails 2023: What’s Ahead in the Fight for Justice and True Public Safety https://www.vera.org/news/2023-whats-ahead-in-the-fight-for-justice-and-true-public-safety Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/2023-whats-ahead-in-the-fight-for-justice-and-true-public-safety For Decades, Los Angeles Jailed People with Mental Health Needs. Now, It’s Finally Prioritizing Treatment https://www.vera.org/news/for-decades-los-angeles-jailed-people-with-mental-health-needs-now-its-finally-prioritizing-treatment Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/for-decades-los-angeles-jailed-people-with-mental-health-needs-now-its-finally-prioritizing-treatment Prisons and Jails Keep Making It Harder for Incarcerated People to Communicate With Loved Ones https://www.vera.org/news/prisons-and-jails-keep-making-it-harder-for-incarcerated-people-to-communicate-with-loved-ones Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/prisons-and-jails-keep-making-it-harder-for-incarcerated-people-to-communicate-with-loved-ones 19 People Have Died from New York City Jails in 2022 https://www.vera.org/news/nyc-jail-deaths-2022 Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/nyc-jail-deaths-2022 Millions Could Soon Benefit from Student Debt Relief Policies, but What If They’re in Prison? https://www.vera.org/news/millions-could-soon-benefit-from-student-debt-relief-policies-but-what-if-theyre-in-prison Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/millions-could-soon-benefit-from-student-debt-relief-policies-but-what-if-theyre-in-prison New York Could Become the First State to Provide the Right to Legal Representation in Immigration Court https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-could-become-the-first-state-to-provide-the-right-to-legal-representation-in-immigration-court Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-could-become-the-first-state-to-provide-the-right-to-legal-representation-in-immigration-court Seeking Help, Instead Imprisoned—Until They Found Representation https://www.vera.org/news/seeking-help-instead-imprisoned-until-they-found-representation Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/seeking-help-instead-imprisoned-until-they-found-representation En busca de ayuda, fueron encarcelados—hasta que encontraron representación legal https://www.vera.org/news/en-busca-de-ayuda-fueron-encarcelados-hasta-que-encontraron-representacion-legal Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/en-busca-de-ayuda-fueron-encarcelados-hasta-que-encontraron-representacion-legal Reform Prosecutors Won Big in Midterms by Rejecting Scare Tactics https://www.vera.org/news/reform-prosecutors-won-big-in-midterms-by-rejecting-scare-tactics Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/reform-prosecutors-won-big-in-midterms-by-rejecting-scare-tactics Violence, Torture, and Isolation: What It’s Like to Be Trans in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/violence-torture-and-isolation-what-its-like-to-be-trans-in-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/violence-torture-and-isolation-what-its-like-to-be-trans-in-prison Incarcerated People Need Access to Phone Apps https://www.vera.org/news/incarcerated-people-need-access-to-phone-apps David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/incarcerated-people-need-access-to-phone-apps We Need to Protect New York Bail Reform to Protect New York Communities https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-protect-new-york-bail-reform-to-protect-new-york-communities Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-protect-new-york-bail-reform-to-protect-new-york-communities Filling Out the FAFSA Behind Bars https://www.vera.org/news/filling-out-the-fafsa-behind-bars Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/filling-out-the-fafsa-behind-bars What You Need to Know About the Alabama Prison Strike https://www.vera.org/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-alabama-prison-strike Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-alabama-prison-strike How Mass Incarceration Shapes Our Elections https://www.vera.org/news/how-mass-incarceration-shapes-our-elections Nicholas Turner, Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/how-mass-incarceration-shapes-our-elections Why We Need Formerly Incarcerated People in Public Office https://www.vera.org/news/why-we-need-formerly-incarcerated-people-in-public-office Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/why-we-need-formerly-incarcerated-people-in-public-office Why Is New York Banning Packages in Prisons? https://www.vera.org/news/why-is-new-york-banning-packages-in-prisons Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/why-is-new-york-banning-packages-in-prisons Take Action: Abuses on Rikers Island Must End! https://www.vera.org/news/sign-veras-petition-to-end-the-horrors-at-rikers-island Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/sign-veras-petition-to-end-the-horrors-at-rikers-island Biden’s Cannabis Pardons Are One Small Step to Ending the “War on Drugs.” Much More Is Needed. https://www.vera.org/news/bidens-cannabis-pardons-one-small-step-to-ending-war-on-drugs-much-more-needed Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/bidens-cannabis-pardons-one-small-step-to-ending-war-on-drugs-much-more-needed Yes, the new FBI data is poor quality. But we’ve always needed better. https://www.vera.org/news/yes-the-new-fbi-data-is-poor-quality-but-weve-always-needed-better Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/yes-the-new-fbi-data-is-poor-quality-but-weve-always-needed-better Hawai`i Is So Close to Ending the Incarceration of Young Girls https://www.vera.org/news/hawai-i-is-so-close-to-ending-the-incarceration-of-young-girls Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/hawai-i-is-so-close-to-ending-the-incarceration-of-young-girls Someone Jumped from New York City’s Floating Jail, “The Boat.” It’s Past Time to Close It. https://www.vera.org/news/someone-jumped-from-new-york-citys-floating-jail-the-boat-its-past-time-to-close-it Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/someone-jumped-from-new-york-citys-floating-jail-the-boat-its-past-time-to-close-it From Intern to President: Nick Turner on the Future of the Criminal Justice Reform Movement https://www.vera.org/news/from-intern-to-president-nick-turner-on-the-future-of-the-criminal-justice-reform-movement Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/from-intern-to-president-nick-turner-on-the-future-of-the-criminal-justice-reform-movement We Need to Stop Monkeypox from Spreading Behind Bars https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-stop-monkeypox-from-spreading-behind-bars Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-stop-monkeypox-from-spreading-behind-bars The Prosecutors Refusing to Criminalize Abortion https://www.vera.org/news/the-prosecutors-refusing-to-criminalize-abortion Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/the-prosecutors-refusing-to-criminalize-abortion New Orleans Needs More Money for Services, Not for Police https://www.vera.org/news/new-orleans-needs-more-money-for-services-not-for-police Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/new-orleans-needs-more-money-for-services-not-for-police Hiring People with Conviction Histories Benefits Everyone https://www.vera.org/news/hiring-people-with-conviction-histories-benefits-everyone Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/hiring-people-with-conviction-histories-benefits-everyone Brittney Griner’s Sentence Should Be a Wakeup Call About Cruel Prison Sentences in the United States https://www.vera.org/news/brittney-griners-sentence-should-be-a-wakeup-call-about-cruel-prison-sentences-in-the-united-states Marta Nelson, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/brittney-griners-sentence-should-be-a-wakeup-call-about-cruel-prison-sentences-in-the-united-states Locking up People with Mental Health Conditions Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer https://www.vera.org/news/locking-up-people-with-mental-health-conditions-doesnt-make-anyone-safer Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/locking-up-people-with-mental-health-conditions-doesnt-make-anyone-safer More Than Half a Million People in Prison May Soon Be Able to Afford College https://www.vera.org/news/more-than-half-a-million-people-in-prison-may-soon-be-able-to-afford-college Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/more-than-half-a-million-people-in-prison-may-soon-be-able-to-afford-college Planting Gardens Behind Bars https://www.vera.org/news/planting-gardens-behind-bars Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/planting-gardens-behind-bars Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification https://www.vera.org/news/chesa-boudins-recall-isnt-about-crime-its-about-gentrification Nicholas Turner, Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/chesa-boudins-recall-isnt-about-crime-its-about-gentrification ICE Is Wasting Millions of Dollars on Unnecessary Detention Beds https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-wasting-millions-of-dollars-on-unnecessary-detention-beds Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/ice-is-wasting-millions-of-dollars-on-unnecessary-detention-beds Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt: Punishing Poverty https://www.vera.org/news/drivers-license-suspensions-for-unpaid-debt Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/drivers-license-suspensions-for-unpaid-debt We Didn't Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons During the Pandemic https://www.vera.org/news/we-didnt-release-enough-people-from-jails-and-prisons-during-the-pandemic Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/we-didnt-release-enough-people-from-jails-and-prisons-during-the-pandemic New 988 Hotline Is an Important Step for Mental Health, but It’s Just the Beginning https://www.vera.org/news/new-988-hotline-is-an-important-step-for-mental-health Nicholas Turner, Daniela Gilbert, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/new-988-hotline-is-an-important-step-for-mental-health Prison Is Already Hell, and Climate Change Is Making It Worse https://www.vera.org/news/prison-is-already-hell-and-climate-change-is-making-it-worse Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/prison-is-already-hell-and-climate-change-is-making-it-worse Health Care Behind Bars: Missed Appointments, No Standards, and High Costs https://www.vera.org/news/health-care-behind-bars-missed-appointments-no-standards-and-high-costs Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/health-care-behind-bars-missed-appointments-no-standards-and-high-costs 25 Years of IIRIRA Shows Immigration Law Gone Wrong https://www.vera.org/news/25-years-of-iirira-shows-immigration-law-gone-wrong Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/25-years-of-iirira-shows-immigration-law-gone-wrong Children Are Still Being Separated from Their Families at the Border https://www.vera.org/news/children-are-still-being-separated-from-their-families-at-the-border Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/children-are-still-being-separated-from-their-families-at-the-border More Police Won’t Make Public Transit Safer. Housing and Social Services Will. https://www.vera.org/news/more-police-wont-make-public-transit-safer-housing-and-social-services-will Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/more-police-wont-make-public-transit-safer-housing-and-social-services-will Slavery Is Still Legal for Two Million People in the U.S. https://www.vera.org/news/slavery-is-still-legal-for-two-million-people-in-the-u-s Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/slavery-is-still-legal-for-two-million-people-in-the-u-s In Virginia, Money—Not Justice—Drives Prosecution https://www.vera.org/news/in-virginia-money-not-justice-drives-prosecution Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/in-virginia-money-not-justice-drives-prosecution Two Years of COVID-19 Have Fueled a Crisis of Isolation in Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/two-years-of-covid-19-have-fueled-a-crisis-of-isolation-in-prisons Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/two-years-of-covid-19-have-fueled-a-crisis-of-isolation-in-prisons COVID-19 Restrictions May Be Easing, but in Prison We’re Still Here Alone https://www.vera.org/news/covid-19-restrictions-may-be-easing-but-in-prison-were-still-here-alone David Sell, https://www.vera.org/news/covid-19-restrictions-may-be-easing-but-in-prison-were-still-here-alone More Corrections Officers Won’t Make the Crisis on Rikers Disappear https://www.vera.org/news/more-correction-officers-wont-make-the-crisis-on-rikers-disappear Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/more-correction-officers-wont-make-the-crisis-on-rikers-disappear Diversion Programs Are a Smart, Sustainable Investment in Public Safety https://www.vera.org/news/diversion-programs-are-a-smart-sustainable-investment-in-public-safety Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/diversion-programs-are-a-smart-sustainable-investment-in-public-safety Rural Communities Need More Health Care, Not More Jails https://www.vera.org/news/rural-communities-need-more-health-care-not-more-jails Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/rural-communities-need-more-health-care-not-more-jails Most 911 Calls Have Nothing To Do With Crime. Why Are We Still Sending Police? https://www.vera.org/news/most-911-calls-have-nothing-to-do-with-crime-why-are-we-still-sending-police Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/most-911-calls-have-nothing-to-do-with-crime-why-are-we-still-sending-police New York Closed Six Prisons and Saved $142 Million. Here’s How That Money Should Be Spent. https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-closed-six-prisons-and-saved-142-million-heres-how-that-money-should-be-spent Sam McCann, https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-closed-six-prisons-and-saved-142-million-heres-how-that-money-should-be-spent We Need to Think Beyond Police in Mental Health Crises https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-think-beyond-police-in-mental-health-crises Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/we-need-to-think-beyond-police-in-mental-health-crises The Cruel Practice of Banning Books Behind Bars https://www.vera.org/news/the-cruel-practice-of-banning-books-behind-bars Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/the-cruel-practice-of-banning-books-behind-bars How State Higher Ed Leaders Are Expanding College in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/how-state-higher-ed-leaders-are-expanding-college-in-prison Margaret diZerega, https://www.vera.org/news/how-state-higher-ed-leaders-are-expanding-college-in-prison Solitary Confinement Is Torture, Not COVID Medical Care https://www.vera.org/news/solitary-confinement-is-torture-not-covid-medical-care Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/solitary-confinement-is-torture-not-covid-medical-care We Spend Millions Policing Students. It Doesn't Make Our Schools Safer. https://www.vera.org/news/we-spend-millions-policing-students-it-doesnt-make-our-schools-safer Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/we-spend-millions-policing-students-it-doesnt-make-our-schools-safer Waiting to Go to Court Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence https://www.vera.org/news/waiting-to-go-to-court-shouldnt-be-a-death-sentence Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/waiting-to-go-to-court-shouldnt-be-a-death-sentence Government Can’t Say How Many People Die in U.S. Jails and Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/government-cant-say-how-many-people-die-in-u-s-jails-and-prisons Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/government-cant-say-how-many-people-die-in-u-s-jails-and-prisons More and More Prisons Are Banning Mail https://www.vera.org/news/more-and-more-prisons-are-banning-mail Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/more-and-more-prisons-are-banning-mail “A Matter of Survival”—Sade Dumas on Combating Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System https://www.vera.org/news/a-matter-of-survival-sade-dumas-on-combating-racial-injustice-in-the-criminal-legal-system Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/a-matter-of-survival-sade-dumas-on-combating-racial-injustice-in-the-criminal-legal-system Rev. Alexis Anderson on Her Black History Heroes and Seeing Hope in the Prison Reform Movement https://www.vera.org/news/rev-alexis-anderson-on-her-black-history-heroes-and-seeing-hope-in-the-prison-reform-movement Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/rev-alexis-anderson-on-her-black-history-heroes-and-seeing-hope-in-the-prison-reform-movement 5 Black Heroes Who Took on the Fight Against Mass Incarceration https://www.vera.org/news/5-black-heroes-who-took-on-the-fight-against-mass-incarceration Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/5-black-heroes-who-took-on-the-fight-against-mass-incarceration Winter in Prison: Icy Conditions, No Blankets, Illness, and Death https://www.vera.org/news/winter-in-prison-icy-conditions-no-blankets-illness-and-death Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/winter-in-prison-icy-conditions-no-blankets-illness-and-death Locking Teenagers and Young Adults Up for Gun Possession Doesn’t Make Us Safer https://www.vera.org/news/locking-teenagers-and-young-adults-up-for-gun-possession-doesnt-make-us-safer Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/locking-teenagers-and-young-adults-up-for-gun-possession-doesnt-make-us-safer Low-Level Traffic Stops Too Often Turn Deadly. Some Places Are Trying to Change That. https://www.vera.org/news/low-level-traffic-stops-too-often-turn-deadly-some-places-are-trying-to-change-that Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/low-level-traffic-stops-too-often-turn-deadly-some-places-are-trying-to-change-that If Biden Truly Wants a More “Fair, Orderly, and Humane” Immigration System, He Needs to Do These 6 Things https://www.vera.org/news/if-biden-truly-wants-a-more-fair-orderly-and-humane-immigration-system-he-needs-to-do-these-6-things Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/if-biden-truly-wants-a-more-fair-orderly-and-humane-immigration-system-he-needs-to-do-these-6-things No Child Should Appear in Immigration Court Alone https://www.vera.org/news/no-child-should-appear-in-immigration-court-alone Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/no-child-should-appear-in-immigration-court-alone New York’s Parole System Is Broken https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorks-parole-system-is-broken Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/new-yorks-parole-system-is-broken Listen to People Who Are Incarcerated https://www.vera.org/news/listen-to-people-who-are-incarcerated Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/listen-to-people-who-are-incarcerated Bans on Holiday Cards and $30 Phone Calls—the Isolation of Prison https://www.vera.org/news/bans-on-holiday-cards-and-30-phone-calls-the-isolation-of-prison Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/bans-on-holiday-cards-and-30-phone-calls-the-isolation-of-prison States Shouldn’t Be Using COVID Relief Money to Build More Prisons https://www.vera.org/news/states-shouldnt-be-using-covid-relief-money-to-build-more-prisons Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/states-shouldnt-be-using-covid-relief-money-to-build-more-prisons How the U.S. Criminalizes Homelessness https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-u-s-criminalizes-homelessness Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-u-s-criminalizes-homelessness What 60 Years of Fighting for Justice Looks Like https://www.vera.org/news/what-60-years-of-fighting-for-justice-looks-like Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/what-60-years-of-fighting-for-justice-looks-like How Cities Have Reduced Gun Violence—And Saved Millions https://www.vera.org/news/how-cities-have-reduced-gun-violence-and-saved-millions Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/how-cities-have-reduced-gun-violence-and-saved-millions This Is What Happened When a Kentucky County Closed Its Jail https://www.vera.org/news/this-is-what-happened-when-a-kentucky-county-closed-its-jail Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/this-is-what-happened-when-a-kentucky-county-closed-its-jail End Police Stops for Minor Infractions https://www.vera.org/news/end-police-stops-for-minor-infractions Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/end-police-stops-for-minor-infractions This Teacher Says Incarcerated People Are “The Best Students You’ll Ever Encounter” https://www.vera.org/news/this-teacher-says-incarcerated-people-are-the-best-students-youll-ever-encounter Margaret diZerega, https://www.vera.org/news/this-teacher-says-incarcerated-people-are-the-best-students-youll-ever-encounter Daniela Gilbert Knows Community Is Central to Addressing Gun Violence https://www.vera.org/news/daniela-gilbert-knows-community-is-central-to-addressing-gun-violence Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/daniela-gilbert-knows-community-is-central-to-addressing-gun-violence I’ve Been Targeted by Police. True Public Safety Means Ending Unnecessary Police Stops. https://www.vera.org/news/ive-been-targeted-by-police-true-public-safety-means-ending-unnecessary-police-stops Caron Butler, https://www.vera.org/news/ive-been-targeted-by-police-true-public-safety-means-ending-unnecessary-police-stops Community Violence Interventions—Not More Police—Are the Future of Public Safety https://www.vera.org/news/community-violence-interventions-not-more-police-are-the-future-of-public-safety Nazish Dholakia, Daniela Gilbert, https://www.vera.org/news/community-violence-interventions-not-more-police-are-the-future-of-public-safety High School Justice Scholars Examine Criminal Legal System and Hope to Transform It https://www.vera.org/news/high-school-justice-scholars-examine-criminal-legal-system-and-hope-to-transform-it Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/high-school-justice-scholars-examine-criminal-legal-system-and-hope-to-transform-it Released From Prison With No Place to Live https://www.vera.org/news/released-from-prison-with-no-place-to-live Nazish Dholakia, Margaret diZerega, https://www.vera.org/news/released-from-prison-with-no-place-to-live Keeping Incarcerated People From Their Families Is Cruel https://www.vera.org/news/keeping-incarcerated-people-from-their-families-is-cruel Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/keeping-incarcerated-people-from-their-families-is-cruel The Biden Administration Is Trying to Speed Up Deportations https://www.vera.org/news/the-biden-administration-is-trying-to-speed-up-deportations Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-biden-administration-is-trying-to-speed-up-deportations Three Advocates on the Lasting Legacy and Hopeful Future of the Criminal Justice Reform Movement https://www.vera.org/news/three-advocates-on-the-lasting-legacy-and-hopeful-future-of-the-criminal-justice-reform-movement Damien Dwin, https://www.vera.org/news/three-advocates-on-the-lasting-legacy-and-hopeful-future-of-the-criminal-justice-reform-movement On Independence Day, Whose “Freedom” Do We Celebrate? https://www.vera.org/news/on-independence-day-whose-freedom-do-we-celebrate Insha Rahman, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/on-independence-day-whose-freedom-do-we-celebrate Fifty Years Ago Today, President Nixon Declared the War on Drugs https://www.vera.org/news/fifty-years-ago-today-president-nixon-declared-the-war-on-drugs Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/fifty-years-ago-today-president-nixon-declared-the-war-on-drugs The Chains of Slavery Still Exist in Mass Incarceration https://www.vera.org/news/the-chains-of-slavery-still-exist-in-mass-incarceration Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-chains-of-slavery-still-exist-in-mass-incarceration "There Is No Other Like You": Remembering Herb Sturz https://www.vera.org/news/there-is-no-other-like-you-remembering-herb-sturz Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/there-is-no-other-like-you-remembering-herb-sturz In Memoriam: Herb Sturz, A Modest Giant Among Advocates https://www.vera.org/news/in-memoriam-herb-sturz-a-modest-giant-among-advocates Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/in-memoriam-herb-sturz-a-modest-giant-among-advocates Four Ways the Pandemic Made Us Rethink Our Criminal Legal System https://www.vera.org/news/four-ways-the-pandemic-made-us-rethink-our-criminal-legal-system Nazish Dholakia, Insha Rahman, https://www.vera.org/news/four-ways-the-pandemic-made-us-rethink-our-criminal-legal-system The Vera Institute of Justice celebrates the life and mourns the death of Michael E. Smith. https://www.vera.org/news/the-vera-institute-of-justice-celebrates-the-life-and-mourns-the-death-of-michael-e-smith Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/the-vera-institute-of-justice-celebrates-the-life-and-mourns-the-death-of-michael-e-smith What Happens When We Send Mental Health Providers Instead of Police https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-when-we-send-mental-health-providers-instead-of-police Nazish Dholakia, Daniela Gilbert, https://www.vera.org/news/what-happens-when-we-send-mental-health-providers-instead-of-police What Has Changed since George Floyd's Death? https://www.vera.org/news/what-has-changed-since-george-floyds-death Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/what-has-changed-since-george-floyds-death Women with Lived Experience in the Criminal Legal System Must Lead the Way https://www.vera.org/news/women-with-lived-experience-in-the-criminal-legal-system-must-lead-the-way Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/women-with-lived-experience-in-the-criminal-legal-system-must-lead-the-way A Seat at the Table for Women Living with Convictions for Violent Offenses https://www.vera.org/news/a-seat-at-the-table-for-women-living-with-convictions-for-violent-offenses Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/a-seat-at-the-table-for-women-living-with-convictions-for-violent-offenses Being Together Alone: How I Stayed Connected to My Family in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/being-together-alone Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/being-together-alone Great Mentors Create Great Mentors https://www.vera.org/news/great-mentors-create-great-mentors Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/great-mentors-create-great-mentors Women's Incarceration Rates Are Skyrocketing. These Advocates Are Trying to Change That. https://www.vera.org/news/womens-incarceration-rates-are-skyrocketing Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/womens-incarceration-rates-are-skyrocketing More Than 5 Million Children Have Had an Incarcerated Parent https://www.vera.org/news/more-than-5-million-children-have-had-an-incarcerated-parent Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/more-than-5-million-children-have-had-an-incarcerated-parent Working for Pennies Just to Buy Overpriced Soap in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/working-for-pennies-just-to-buy-overpriced-soap-in-prison Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/working-for-pennies-just-to-buy-overpriced-soap-in-prison College in Prison Adapts as COVID-19 Upends Education in Schools Everywhere https://www.vera.org/news/college-in-prison-adapts-as-covid-19-upends-education-in-schools-everywhere Margaret diZerega, Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/college-in-prison-adapts-as-covid-19-upends-education-in-schools-everywhere End the Cycle of Crises for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children https://www.vera.org/news/end-the-cycle-of-crises-for-unaccompanied-immigrant-children Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/end-the-cycle-of-crises-for-unaccompanied-immigrant-children Wisconsin Program Helps People Find Jobs After Prison https://www.vera.org/news/wisconsin-program-helps-people-find-jobs-after-prison Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/wisconsin-program-helps-people-find-jobs-after-prison What Justice for George Floyd Looks Like https://www.vera.org/news/what-justice-for-george-floyd-looks-like Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/what-justice-for-george-floyd-looks-like Legalizing Marijuana Doesn’t Mean It’s Legal for Everyone https://www.vera.org/news/legalizing-marijuana-doesnt-mean-its-legal-for-everyone Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/legalizing-marijuana-doesnt-mean-its-legal-for-everyone Stimulus Checks Aren't Enough; We Need to End Court Fees https://www.vera.org/news/stimulus-checks-arent-enough-we-need-to-end-court-fees Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/stimulus-checks-arent-enough-we-need-to-end-court-fees One Year Later, We Still Don’t Know How Many People in ICE Detention Have Been Exposed to COVID-19 https://www.vera.org/news/one-year-later-we-still-dont-know-how-many-people-in-ice-detention-have-been-exposed-to-covid-19 Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/one-year-later-we-still-dont-know-how-many-people-in-ice-detention-have-been-exposed-to-covid-19 What Happened When Boston Stopped Prosecuting Nonviolent Crimes https://www.vera.org/news/what-happened-when-boston-stopped-prosecuting-nonviolent-crimes Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/what-happened-when-boston-stopped-prosecuting-nonviolent-crimes Words Matter: Don’t Call People Felons, Convicts, or Inmates https://www.vera.org/news/words-matter-dont-call-people-felons-convicts-or-inmates Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/words-matter-dont-call-people-felons-convicts-or-inmates City Jail Populations Are Falling, So Why Are Their Budgets Increasing? https://www.vera.org/news/city-jail-populations-are-falling-so-why-are-their-budgets-increasing Nazish Dholakia, https://www.vera.org/news/city-jail-populations-are-falling-so-why-are-their-budgets-increasing Incluso después de haber ganado mi caso, el Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas no me quería liberar hasta que intervino mi abogada https://www.vera.org/news/incluso-despues-de-haber-ganado-mi-caso-el-servicio-de-control-de-inmigracion-y-aduanas-no-me-queria-liberar-hasta-que-intervino-mi-abogada Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/incluso-despues-de-haber-ganado-mi-caso-el-servicio-de-control-de-inmigracion-y-aduanas-no-me-queria-liberar-hasta-que-intervino-mi-abogada Ending the Death Penalty Is a Step Toward Racial Justice https://www.vera.org/news/ending-the-death-penalty-is-a-step-toward-racial-justice Insha Rahman, https://www.vera.org/news/ending-the-death-penalty-is-a-step-toward-racial-justice Three New Bills Could Advance Immigrant Justice in Maryland https://www.vera.org/news/three-new-bills-could-advance-immigrant-justice-in-maryland Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/three-new-bills-could-advance-immigrant-justice-in-maryland Incarcerated Students Will Have Access to Pell Grants Again. What Happens Now? https://www.vera.org/news/incarcerated-students-will-have-access-to-pell-grants-again-what-happens-now Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/incarcerated-students-will-have-access-to-pell-grants-again-what-happens-now Immigration Courts Are Acting Like Business as Usual During the Pandemic, with Dire Consequences https://www.vera.org/news/immigration-courts-are-acting-like-business-as-usual-during-the-pandemic-with-dire-consequences Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/immigration-courts-are-acting-like-business-as-usual-during-the-pandemic-with-dire-consequences Vaccine Hesitancy Is Fueling the Pandemic in Jails, Prisons, and Communities https://www.vera.org/news/vaccine-hesitancy-is-fueling-the-pandemic-in-jails-prisons-and-communities Insha Rahman, https://www.vera.org/news/vaccine-hesitancy-is-fueling-the-pandemic-in-jails-prisons-and-communities Even after I Won My Case, ICE Wouldn’t Let Me Go until My Lawyer Intervened https://www.vera.org/news/even-after-i-won-my-case-ice-wouldnt-let-me-go-until-my-lawyer-intervened Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/even-after-i-won-my-case-ice-wouldnt-let-me-go-until-my-lawyer-intervened Illinois Bill Makes History, Highlights Criminalization-to-Homelessness Pipeline https://www.vera.org/news/illinois-bill-makes-history-highlights-criminalization-to-homelessness-pipeline Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/illinois-bill-makes-history-highlights-criminalization-to-homelessness-pipeline Immigrants Facing Deportation Do Not Have the Right to a Publicly Funded Attorney. Here's How to Change That. https://www.vera.org/news/immigrants-facing-deportation-do-not-have-the-right-to-a-publicly-funded-attorney-heres-how-to-change-that Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/immigrants-facing-deportation-do-not-have-the-right-to-a-publicly-funded-attorney-heres-how-to-change-that Black and Grassroots Advocates Help Illinois Make History with Bill to End Money Bail https://www.vera.org/news/black-and-grassroots-advocates-help-illinois-make-history-with-bill-to-end-money-bail Insha Rahman, Sam Feineh, https://www.vera.org/news/black-and-grassroots-advocates-help-illinois-make-history-with-bill-to-end-money-bail It’s Time to Provide Government-Funded Lawyers to All Immigrants Facing Deportation https://www.vera.org/news/its-time-to-provide-government-funded-lawyers-to-all-immigrants-facing-deportation Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/its-time-to-provide-government-funded-lawyers-to-all-immigrants-facing-deportation What the Capitol Riots Mean for the Future of Our Democracy https://www.vera.org/news/what-the-capitol-riots-mean-for-the-future-of-our-democracy Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/what-the-capitol-riots-mean-for-the-future-of-our-democracy People Need Relief from Court Fines and Fees—Even Beyond the Current Recession https://www.vera.org/news/people-need-relief-from-court-fines-and-fees-even-beyond-the-current-recession Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/people-need-relief-from-court-fines-and-fees-even-beyond-the-current-recession Ending Pretextual Stops is an Important Step toward Racial Justice https://www.vera.org/news/ending-pretextual-stops-is-an-important-step-toward-racial-justice Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/ending-pretextual-stops-is-an-important-step-toward-racial-justice Vera Calls on President-Elect Biden to Prioritize Immigration and Criminal Justice Policies in First 100 Days https://www.vera.org/news/vera-calls-on-president-elect-biden-to-prioritize-immigration-and-criminal-justice-policies-in-first-100-days Elle Gray Teshima, https://www.vera.org/news/vera-calls-on-president-elect-biden-to-prioritize-immigration-and-criminal-justice-policies-in-first-100-days Mi Abogado De Inmigración Financiado Públicamente Me Dio Esperanza Cuando Sufrí Miedo Y Desesperación https://www.vera.org/news/mi-abogado-de-inmigracion-financiado-publicamente-me-dio-esperanza-cuando-sufri-miedo-y-desesperacion Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/mi-abogado-de-inmigracion-financiado-publicamente-me-dio-esperanza-cuando-sufri-miedo-y-desesperacion My Publicly Funded Immigration Lawyer Gave Me Hope When I Faced Fear and Despair https://www.vera.org/news/my-publicly-funded-immigration-lawyer-gave-me-hope-when-i-faced-fear-and-despair Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/my-publicly-funded-immigration-lawyer-gave-me-hope-when-i-faced-fear-and-despair States Should Prioritize Incarcerated People for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution https://www.vera.org/news/states-should-prioritize-incarcerated-people-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution Nicholas Turner, Erica Bryant, https://www.vera.org/news/states-should-prioritize-incarcerated-people-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution Leaders Must Act Now to Reduce COVID-19 Behind Bars https://www.vera.org/news/leaders-must-act-now-to-reduce-covid-19-behind-bars Insha Rahman, Elle Gray Teshima, https://www.vera.org/news/leaders-must-act-now-to-reduce-covid-19-behind-bars America is Ready to Reinstate Pell Grants for Students in Prison https://www.vera.org/news/america-is-ready-to-reinstate-pell-grants-for-students-in-prison Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/america-is-ready-to-reinstate-pell-grants-for-students-in-prison Government Leaders Must Meet Voters’ Demands for 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https://www.vera.org/news/lifting-of-funding-restrictions-paves-the-way-for-incarcerated-survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-access-victim-services Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/lifting-of-funding-restrictions-paves-the-way-for-incarcerated-survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-access-victim-services Police and Communities Must Work Together to Support Victims of Hate Crimes https://www.vera.org/news/police-and-communities-must-develop-collective-responses-to-hate-crimes Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/police-and-communities-must-develop-collective-responses-to-hate-crimes Recent Wins on Marijuana Signal a Change in Drug Policy Nationally https://www.vera.org/news/recent-wins-on-marijuana-signal-a-change-in-drug-policy-nationally Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/recent-wins-on-marijuana-signal-a-change-in-drug-policy-nationally Understanding the Needs of Women in the Justice System https://www.vera.org/news/understanding-the-needs-of-women-in-the-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/understanding-the-needs-of-women-in-the-justice-system Innovative Reentry Practices for Incarcerated People Coming Home https://www.vera.org/news/innovative-reentry-practices-for-incarcerated-people-coming-home Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/innovative-reentry-practices-for-incarcerated-people-coming-home What This Election Means for Criminal Justice Reform https://www.vera.org/news/what-this-election-means-for-criminal-justice-reform Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/what-this-election-means-for-criminal-justice-reform Tough on Kids and Their Families https://www.vera.org/news/tough-on-kids-and-their-families Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/tough-on-kids-and-their-families Victims of Domestic Violence Need Greater System Support https://www.vera.org/news/victims-of-domestic-violence-need-greater-system-support Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/victims-of-domestic-violence-need-greater-system-support Redefining Who Gets to be Called "Youth" https://www.vera.org/news/redefining-who-gets-to-be-called-youth Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/redefining-who-gets-to-be-called-youth What We Lost https://www.vera.org/news/what-we-lost-grieving-the-passing-of-district-attorney-ken-thompson Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/what-we-lost-grieving-the-passing-of-district-attorney-ken-thompson Obama pushes to end solitary confinement; states lead the way https://www.vera.org/news/obama-pushes-to-end-solitary-confinement-states-led-the-way Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/obama-pushes-to-end-solitary-confinement-states-led-the-way Game day injustice? Judges dole out harsher sentences after home team upset https://www.vera.org/news/game-day-injustice-judges-dole-out-harsher-sentences-after-home-team-upset Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/game-day-injustice-judges-dole-out-harsher-sentences-after-home-team-upset Collaboration is key when it comes to keeping kids out of the justice system https://www.vera.org/news/collaboration-is-key-when-it-comes-to-keeping-kids-out-of-the-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/collaboration-is-key-when-it-comes-to-keeping-kids-out-of-the-justice-system Closing the schoolhouse door to the juvenile justice system https://www.vera.org/news/it-takes-a-village-blog-series/closing-the-schoolhouse-door-to-the-juvenile-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/it-takes-a-village-blog-series/closing-the-schoolhouse-door-to-the-juvenile-justice-system Getting the word out about diversion programs https://www.vera.org/news/getting-the-word-out-about-diversion-programs Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/getting-the-word-out-about-diversion-programs Increasing interest in and passion for learning throughout the prison system https://www.vera.org/news/increasing-interest-in-and-passion-for-learning-throughout-the-prison-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/increasing-interest-in-and-passion-for-learning-throughout-the-prison-system The end of federal private prisons is a big step towards reimagining criminal justice https://www.vera.org/news/the-end-of-federal-private-prisons-is-a-big-step-towards-reimagining-criminal-justice Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-end-of-federal-private-prisons-is-a-big-step-towards-reimagining-criminal-justice Breaking the silence about women in prison https://www.vera.org/news/breaking-the-silence-about-women-in-prison Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/breaking-the-silence-about-women-in-prison Mass Incarceration and its Impact Are Devastating to Women https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-and-its-impact-are-devastating-to-women Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-and-its-impact-are-devastating-to-women Observations from Rikers: A German’s first visit to the island https://www.vera.org/news/observations-from-rikers-a-germans-first-visit-to-the-island Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/observations-from-rikers-a-germans-first-visit-to-the-island There is no magic bullet to fixing bail https://www.vera.org/news/there-is-no-magic-bullet-to-fixing-bail Insha Rahman, https://www.vera.org/news/there-is-no-magic-bullet-to-fixing-bail Gardner Fellow Danny Murillo on life after solitary https://www.vera.org/news/life-after-solitary-danny-murillo Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/life-after-solitary-danny-murillo Change is relative to where you begin https://www.vera.org/news/change-is-relative-to-where-you-begin Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/change-is-relative-to-where-you-begin How police benefit from diversion strategies https://www.vera.org/news/how-police-benefit-from-diversion-strategies Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/how-police-benefit-from-diversion-strategies Shining a spotlight on mental health and police shootings https://www.vera.org/news/shining-a-spotlight-on-mental-health-and-police-shootings Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/shining-a-spotlight-on-mental-health-and-police-shootings Welcome to a New Era for Vera https://www.vera.org/news/welcome-to-a-new-era-for-vera Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/welcome-to-a-new-era-for-vera Mass incarceration reform should address domestic and sexual violence https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-reform-should-address-domestic-and-sexual-violence Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/mass-incarceration-reform-should-address-domestic-and-sexual-violence The importance of education for incarcerated women https://www.vera.org/news/unlocking-potential/the-importance-of-education-for-incarcerated-women Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/unlocking-potential/the-importance-of-education-for-incarcerated-women It takes a village https://www.vera.org/news/it-takes-a-village-blog-series/it-takes-a-village-collaboration-is-key-to-keeping-kids-out-of-the-juvenile-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/it-takes-a-village-blog-series/it-takes-a-village-collaboration-is-key-to-keeping-kids-out-of-the-juvenile-justice-system Violence against the LGBTQ community extends beyond the massacre in Orlando https://www.vera.org/news/violence-against-the-lgbtq-community-extends-beyond-the-massacre-in-orlando Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/violence-against-the-lgbtq-community-extends-beyond-the-massacre-in-orlando Why the time is now for suburban justice reform https://www.vera.org/news/why-the-time-is-now-for-suburban-justice-reform Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/why-the-time-is-now-for-suburban-justice-reform Changing the way we think about prison and education https://www.vera.org/news/changing-the-way-we-think-about-prison-and-education Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/changing-the-way-we-think-about-prison-and-education Transgender people at higher risk for justice system involvement https://www.vera.org/news/transgender-people-at-higher-risk-for-justice-system-involvement Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/transgender-people-at-higher-risk-for-justice-system-involvement In a step toward reform, Los Angeles County severely limits segregation for youth https://www.vera.org/news/in-a-step-toward-reform-los-angeles-county-severely-limits-segregation-for-youth Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/in-a-step-toward-reform-los-angeles-county-severely-limits-segregation-for-youth The Mayor’s Office joins Vera in a conversation on bold ideas for bail reform https://www.vera.org/news/the-mayors-office-joins-vera-in-a-conversation-on-bold-ideas-for-bail-reform Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-mayors-office-joins-vera-in-a-conversation-on-bold-ideas-for-bail-reform Chipping away at New York City's unjust and misguided bail system https://www.vera.org/news/chipping-away-at-new-york-citys-unjust-and-misguided-bail-system Insha Rahman, https://www.vera.org/news/chipping-away-at-new-york-citys-unjust-and-misguided-bail-system The intersection of immigration and criminal justice for women, girls, and transgender people https://www.vera.org/news/the-intersection-of-immigration-and-criminal-justice-for-women-girls-and-transgender-people Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-intersection-of-immigration-and-criminal-justice-for-women-girls-and-transgender-people People with disabilities must be included in advocacy against sexual assault https://www.vera.org/news/people-with-disabilities-must-be-included-in-advocacy-against-sexual-assault Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/people-with-disabilities-must-be-included-in-advocacy-against-sexual-assault Producing active, informed, and engaged citizens through postsecondary education https://www.vera.org/news/producing-active-informed-and-engaged-citizens-through-postsecondary-education Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/producing-active-informed-and-engaged-citizens-through-postsecondary-education In New Orleans, the housing authority is helping people with criminal convictions rejoin families https://www.vera.org/news/in-new-orleans-the-housing-authority-is-helping-people-with-criminal-convictions-rejoin-families Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/in-new-orleans-the-housing-authority-is-helping-people-with-criminal-convictions-rejoin-families Focusing on youth and families in the juvenile justice system https://www.vera.org/news/focusing-on-youth-and-families-in-the-juvenile-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/focusing-on-youth-and-families-in-the-juvenile-justice-system Examining the barriers to employment facing justice-involved veterans https://www.vera.org/news/examining-the-barriers-to-employment-facing-justice-involved-veterans Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/examining-the-barriers-to-employment-facing-justice-involved-veterans Rethinking mental illness and its path to the criminal justice system https://www.vera.org/news/rethinking-mental-illness-and-its-path-to-the-criminal-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/rethinking-mental-illness-and-its-path-to-the-criminal-justice-system The importance of identifying, engaging, and empowering families in juvenile justice systems https://www.vera.org/news/the-importance-of-identifying-engaging-and-empowering-families-in-juvenile-justice-systems Margaret diZerega, https://www.vera.org/news/the-importance-of-identifying-engaging-and-empowering-families-in-juvenile-justice-systems Achieving consensus on reform of solitary confinement https://www.vera.org/news/achieving-consensus-on-reform-of-solitary-confinement Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/achieving-consensus-on-reform-of-solitary-confinement Tennessee’s new vision for public safety has lessons for criminal justice reform nationwide https://www.vera.org/news/tennessees-new-vision-for-public-safety-has-lessons-for-criminal-justice-reform-nationwide Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/tennessees-new-vision-for-public-safety-has-lessons-for-criminal-justice-reform-nationwide Can we ignore what we can’t see? https://www.vera.org/news/can-we-ignore-what-we-cant-see-invisible-homelessness-in-dc-and-beyond Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/can-we-ignore-what-we-cant-see-invisible-homelessness-in-dc-and-beyond A more compassionate public response to addiction https://www.vera.org/news/a-more-compassionate-public-response-to-addiction Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/a-more-compassionate-public-response-to-addiction What change looks like for Vera https://www.vera.org/news/what-change-looks-like-for-vera Nicholas Turner, https://www.vera.org/news/what-change-looks-like-for-vera Federal reforms to solitary confinement build on progress in states, and provide opportunities for continued reforms https://www.vera.org/news/federal-reforms-to-solitary-confinement-build-on-progress-in-states-and-provide-opportunities-for-continued-reforms Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/federal-reforms-to-solitary-confinement-build-on-progress-in-states-and-provide-opportunities-for-continued-reforms The role of police in suburban immigrant integration https://www.vera.org/news/the-role-of-police-in-suburban-immigrant-integration Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-role-of-police-in-suburban-immigrant-integration What Congress lifting the federal ban on needle exchange programming could mean for law enforcement https://www.vera.org/news/what-congress-lifting-the-federal-ban-on-needle-exchange-programming-could-mean-for-law-enforcement Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/what-congress-lifting-the-federal-ban-on-needle-exchange-programming-could-mean-for-law-enforcement Walking the walk on youth partnership https://www.vera.org/news/walking-the-walk-on-youth-partnership Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/walking-the-walk-on-youth-partnership Men with disabilities experience high rates of sexual violence https://www.vera.org/news/men-with-disabilities-experience-high-rates-of-sexual-violence Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/men-with-disabilities-experience-high-rates-of-sexual-violence Postsecondary education is critical for the formerly incarcerated https://www.vera.org/news/postsecondary-education-is-critical-for-the-formerly-incarcerated Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/postsecondary-education-is-critical-for-the-formerly-incarcerated New York Immigrant Family Unity Project lays groundwork for constitutional victory https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-immigrant-family-unity-project-lays-groundwork-for-constitutional-victory Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/new-york-immigrant-family-unity-project-lays-groundwork-for-constitutional-victory How the movement to end solitary confinement may shed light on how to address mass incarceration https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-movement-to-end-solitary-confinement-may-shed-light-on-how-to-address-mass-incarceration Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-movement-to-end-solitary-confinement-may-shed-light-on-how-to-address-mass-incarceration Incarceration, by Bravo https://www.vera.org/news/incarceration-by-bravo Adair Iacono, https://www.vera.org/news/incarceration-by-bravo Ending de facto debtors’ prisons in the United States https://www.vera.org/news/ending-de-facto-debtors-prisons-in-the-united-states Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/ending-de-facto-debtors-prisons-in-the-united-states Gaining Momentum https://www.vera.org/news/rss-feed-gaining-momentum-the-new-york-immigrant-family-unity-project-expands-to-the-ulster-immigration-court Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/rss-feed-gaining-momentum-the-new-york-immigrant-family-unity-project-expands-to-the-ulster-immigration-court Supporting students post-release https://www.vera.org/news/unlocking-potential-supporting-students-post-release Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/unlocking-potential-supporting-students-post-release New blog series addressing the overuse of segregation in U.S. prisons and jails https://www.vera.org/news/new-blog-series-addressing-the-overuse-of-segregation-in-u-s-prisons-and-jails Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/new-blog-series-addressing-the-overuse-of-segregation-in-u-s-prisons-and-jails The gendered, multigenerational impact of incarceration on education and the social capital of communities https://www.vera.org/news/the-gendered-multigenerational-impact-of-incarceration-on-education-and-the-social-capital-of-communities Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-gendered-multigenerational-impact-of-incarceration-on-education-and-the-social-capital-of-communities PREA information and victim services should be accessible to incarcerated people with disabilities https://www.vera.org/news/prea-information-and-victim-services-should-be-accessible-to-incarcerated-people-with-disabilities Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/prea-information-and-victim-services-should-be-accessible-to-incarcerated-people-with-disabilities Bias crime more likely in time of fear and suspicion https://www.vera.org/news/bias-crime-more-likely-in-time-of-fear-and-suspicion Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/bias-crime-more-likely-in-time-of-fear-and-suspicion White House answers pushback from women and girls of color with $118 million investment https://www.vera.org/news/white-house-answers-pushback-from-women-and-girls-of-color-with-118-million-investment Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/white-house-answers-pushback-from-women-and-girls-of-color-with-118-million-investment Appreciating public health-oriented policing firsthand https://www.vera.org/news/appreciating-public-health-oriented-policing-firsthand Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/appreciating-public-health-oriented-policing-firsthand Pretrial Justice https://www.vera.org/news/pretrial-justice Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/pretrial-justice Unaccompanied migrant children in Europe and U.S. share similar struggles https://www.vera.org/news/unaccompanied-migrant-children-in-europe-and-u-s-share-similar-struggles-current-thinking-unaccompanied-migrant-children-in-europe-and-u-s-share-similar-struggles Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/unaccompanied-migrant-children-in-europe-and-u-s-share-similar-struggles-current-thinking-unaccompanied-migrant-children-in-europe-and-u-s-share-similar-struggles The shameful cost of unnecessary detention https://www.vera.org/news/the-shameful-cost-of-unnecessary-detention Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-shameful-cost-of-unnecessary-detention Opening doors to public housing for people with criminal convictions https://www.vera.org/news/opening-doors-to-public-housing-for-people-with-criminal-convictions Margaret diZerega, https://www.vera.org/news/opening-doors-to-public-housing-for-people-with-criminal-convictions Prison education as a pathway for reentry https://www.vera.org/news/prison-education-as-a-pathway-for-reentry Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/prison-education-as-a-pathway-for-reentry Getting jail size right now https://www.vera.org/news/getting-jail-size-right-now Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/getting-jail-size-right-now Ending the unjust treatment of girls charged with minor offenses https://www.vera.org/news/ending-the-unjust-treatment-of-girls-charged-with-minor-offenses Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/ending-the-unjust-treatment-of-girls-charged-with-minor-offenses What will be different for New Orleans in the years to come? https://www.vera.org/news/what-will-be-different-for-new-orleans-in-the-years-to-come Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/what-will-be-different-for-new-orleans-in-the-years-to-come Realizing my dreams in NYC https://www.vera.org/news/realizing-my-dreams-in-nyc Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/realizing-my-dreams-in-nyc Criminal background checks https://www.vera.org/news/criminal-background-checks-a-pretext-for-housing-discrimination Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/criminal-background-checks-a-pretext-for-housing-discrimination Who pays in an offender-funded justice system? https://www.vera.org/news/who-pays-in-an-offender-funded-justice-system Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/who-pays-in-an-offender-funded-justice-system How pretrial services empower the underprivileged https://www.vera.org/news/how-pretrial-services-empowers-the-underprivileged Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/how-pretrial-services-empowers-the-underprivileged Checking our own pulse: Why we must not ignore stress and trauma inherent in victim-centered work https://www.vera.org/news/checking-our-own-pulse-why-we-must-not-ignore-stress-and-trauma-inherent-in-victim-centered-work Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/checking-our-own-pulse-why-we-must-not-ignore-stress-and-trauma-inherent-in-victim-centered-work The unattainable innocent victim standard as a barrier to justice for survivors of domestic violence https://www.vera.org/news/the-unattainable-innocent-victim-standard-as-a-barrier-to-justice-for-survivors-of-domestic-violence Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-unattainable-innocent-victim-standard-as-a-barrier-to-justice-for-survivors-of-domestic-violence The long shadow of the innocence frame https://www.vera.org/news/the-long-shadow-of-the-innocence-frame Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/the-long-shadow-of-the-innocence-frame Grassroots organizers key to rebuilding New Orleans https://www.vera.org/news/grassroots-organizers-key-to-rebuilding-new-orleans Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/grassroots-organizers-key-to-rebuilding-new-orleans Denying victim services to young men of color only adds to their pain https://www.vera.org/news/denying-victim-services-to-young-men-of-color-only-adds-to-their-pain-1 Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/denying-victim-services-to-young-men-of-color-only-adds-to-their-pain-1 To act justly https://www.vera.org/news/to-act-justly Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/to-act-justly Trans and gender non-conforming people of color need us to do more https://www.vera.org/news/trans-and-gender-non-conforming-people-of-color-need-us-to-do-more-1 Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/trans-and-gender-non-conforming-people-of-color-need-us-to-do-more-1 Hey Hollywood, we all look like “real prisoners” https://www.vera.org/news/hey-hollywood-we-all-look-like-real-prisoners Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/hey-hollywood-we-all-look-like-real-prisoners Juvenile justice reform is not about boys vs. girls https://www.vera.org/news/juvenile-justice-reform-is-not-about-boys-vs-girls Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/juvenile-justice-reform-is-not-about-boys-vs-girls "Guilty victims" have suffered too, and deserve our care https://www.vera.org/news/guilty-victims-have-suffered-too-and-deserve-our-care-1 Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/guilty-victims-have-suffered-too-and-deserve-our-care-1 New funding to clear rape kit backlog an important step, but long overdue https://www.vera.org/news/new-funding-to-clear-rape-kit-backlog-an-important-step-but-long-overdue Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/new-funding-to-clear-rape-kit-backlog-an-important-step-but-long-overdue "Innocent victimhood" means justice denied for victims with disabilities https://www.vera.org/news/innocent-victimhood-means-justice-denied-for-victims-with-disabilities-1 Vera Institute of Justice (en-US) https://www.vera.org/news/innocent-victimhood-means-justice-denied-for-victims-with-disabilities-1 Why is bail more closely tied to wealth than risk? https://www.vera.org/news/why-is-bail-more-closely-tied-to-wealth-than-risk Vera Institute of 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