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Low-Level Traffic Stops Too Often Turn Deadly. Some Places Are Trying to Change That.
A laundry list of minor traffic violations can lead to tickets and even jail…
Feb 09, 2022
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If Biden Truly Wants a More “Fair, Orderly, and Humane” Immigration System, He Needs to Do These 6 Things
The 2020 election brought much joy and relief to immigrant rights activists,…
Feb 04, 2022
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No Child Should Appear in Immigration Court Alone
While the U.S. government may provide pillows and booster seats for children…
Jan 28, 2022
NEWS
New York’s Parole System Is Broken
Anthony Dixon, director of community engagement for Parole Prep NY, speaks in…
Jan 19, 2022
NEWS
Listen to People Who Are Incarcerated
Photo by Jeanette Spicer.
Clyde Meikle was a founding mentor of the…
Jan 12, 2022
NEWS
Bans on Holiday Cards and $30 Phone Calls—the Isolation of Prison
Incarceration always separates family members, but the approach in the United…
Dec 21, 2021
NEWS
States Shouldn’t Be Using COVID Relief Money to Build More Prisons
Across the country, states are leveraging federal dollars from the American…
Dec 20, 2021
NEWS
How the U.S. Criminalizes Homelessness
In the decade that Luke White has been homeless, he’s received numerous tickets…
Dec 17, 2021
NEWS
What 60 Years of Fighting for Justice Looks Like
Herb Sturz, co-founder of Vera Institute of Justice, was fighting to close…
Dec 13, 2021
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How Cities Have Reduced Gun Violence—And Saved Millions
These not-so-new strategies to reduce gun violence are finally getting…
Dec 02, 2021
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
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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
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Mayor Adams Guns for Bail Reform
The Village Voice