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12 People Have Died in New York City Jails in 2022
Image courtesy of the #HALTsolitary Campaign.
Another person has died in New…
Aug 16, 2022
NEWS
Planting Gardens Behind Bars
All photos courtesy of Unconditional Freedom Project.
The pandemic halted most…
Aug 02, 2022
NEWS
Chesa Boudin’s Recall Isn’t about Crime—It’s about Gentrification
Prosecutors can do a great deal to reduce harm and mitigate racial injustice…
Jul 26, 2022
NEWS
ICE Is Wasting Millions of Dollars on Unnecessary Detention Beds
For decades, the U.S. immigration system has consistently overinvested in the…
Jul 20, 2022
NEWS
Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt: Punishing Poverty
Derrick Sprouse’s driver’s license was suspended in 1988—and it stayed that way…
Jul 19, 2022
NEWS
We Didn't Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons During the Pandemic
When the pandemic took hold in 2020, advocates
called for lawmakers and…
Jul 14, 2022
NEWS
New 988 Hotline Is an Important Step for Mental Health, but It’s Just the Beginning
On July 16, 988—the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention…
Jul 12, 2022
NEWS
Prison Is Already Hell, and Climate Change Is Making It Worse
In Texas prisons that lack air conditioning, temperatures routinely exceed…
Jul 06, 2022
NEWS
Health Care Behind Bars: Missed Appointments, No Standards, and High Costs
Each year that someone spends in prison cuts
their life expectancy by two…
Jun 29, 2022
NEWS
25 Years of IIRIRA Shows Immigration Law Gone Wrong
Anniversaries offer an opportunity for reflection. This year marks 25 years…
Jun 28, 2022
Media Coverage
PRESS RELEASE
Vera Institute and NYIC On New York State Legislature’s One-House Budget Resolutions
Mar 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Vera Institute of Justice on the Anniversary of the “Care First, Jails Last” Alternatives to Incarceration Report
Mar 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Prison Populations Declined Only 1.1% In 2021, With 19 States And The Federal Government Increasing Prison Incarceration
Mar 10, 2022
NEWS
Prison Education Programs: What to Know
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
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‘Constantly afraid’: immigrants on life under the US government’s eye
The Guardian
NEWS
Mayor Adams Guns for Bail Reform
The Village Voice