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0.67
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Percentage of American adults in a recent Vera poll agreeing that “building more jails and prisons to keep more people in jail does not reduce crime” |
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0.55
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Percentage of American adults in a recent Vera poll agreeing that "the nation's justice system discriminates against poor people" |
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0.34
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Percent reduction in Philadelphia's jail population with Vera's help |
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0.03
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Percent reduction in major crime in Philadelphia during that time |
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0.3
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Percent reduction in Oklahoma County's jail population over the past three years with Vera's help |
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0.7
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Percent reduction in New Orleans’ jail population over the past 12 years with Vera’s help |
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15
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Number of cities, states, and counties working with Vera to end girls’ incarceration |
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16
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Number of jurisdiction that have partnered with Vera to cut the use of solitary confinement |
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5000
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Number of incarcerated people enrolled in college courses last fall through a national partnership supported by Vera |
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1000
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Number of incarcerated people who received a degree or credential through that partnership |
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0
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Acts of violence committed between March 2017 and December 2018 in Vera’s first Restoring Promise unit for incarcerated young adults (Connecticut’s T.R.U.E. unit) |
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12
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Number of cities and counties providing legal representation through Vera’s SAFE Network for immigrants facing deportation |
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50000
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Annual number of immigrants facing deportation who received legal assistance and support through Vera’s Legal Orientation Program |
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0.38
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Percentage of people with a Vera SAFE Network lawyer whose deportation proceedings resulted in a successful outcome |
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0.03
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Percentage of people in deportation proceedings without a lawyer who typically experience a successful outcome |
