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Why We Say “Criminal Legal System,” Not “Criminal Justice System”
Lawmakers and media often speak of the “criminal justice system” or of…
Dec 01, 2021
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This Is What Happened When a Kentucky County Closed Its Jail
On April 20, 2021, the Lewis County Fiscal Court—the county’s governing…
Oct 28, 2021
NEWS
End Police Stops for Minor Infractions
Sandra Bland was pulled over because a police officer said she failed to signal…
Oct 04, 2021
NEWS
This Teacher Says Incarcerated People Are “The Best Students You’ll Ever Encounter”
Thomas Anderson remembers when Coppin State University (CSU) began offering…
Sep 23, 2021
NEWS
Daniela Gilbert Knows Community Is Central to Addressing Gun Violence
Daniela Gilbert is the director of Vera’s Redefining Public Safety program.
Sep 17, 2021
NEWS
I’ve Been Targeted by Police. True Public Safety Means Ending Unnecessary Police Stops.
The first time I was picked up, I was 11 years old and in the wrong…
Sep 10, 2021
NEWS
Community Violence Interventions—Not More Police—Are the Future of Public Safety
CVI programs safely and effectively reduce violence without relying on more…
Sep 01, 2021
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High School Justice Scholars Examine Criminal Legal System and Hope to Transform It
The U.S. criminal legal system does not deliver justice. The high school…
Aug 12, 2021
NEWS
Released From Prison With No Place to Live
When Karl Fort was released from prison in July 2019, he faced the same…
Aug 06, 2021
NEWS
Keeping Incarcerated People From Their Families Is Cruel
Rashaad Porter couldn’t believe what he was seeing. There, in a prison in South…
Aug 04, 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
NEWS
Prison Education Programs: What to Know
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
NEWS
‘Constantly afraid’: immigrants on life under the US government’s eye
The Guardian
NEWS
Mayor Adams Guns for Bail Reform
The Village Voice