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Seeking Help, Instead Imprisoned—Until They Found Representation
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Raina and Ana* could not understand the papers that were given…
Nov 29, 2022
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En busca de ayuda, fueron encarcelados—hasta que encontraron representación legal
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Raina y Ana* no comprendían los documentos que les dieron…
Nov 29, 2022
NEWS
Reform Prosecutors Won Big in Midterms by Rejecting Scare Tactics
Hennepin County Attorney-Elect Mary Moriarty.
Between Labor Day and the…
Nov 23, 2022
NEWS
Violence, Torture, and Isolation: What It’s Like to Be Trans in Prison
Patricia Trimble’s friend Vanna told her that she did not expect to survive…
Nov 17, 2022
NEWS
Incarcerated People Need Access to Phone Apps
What should rehabilitation look like within New York State prisons? How do we…
Nov 15, 2022
NEWS
We Need to Protect New York Bail Reform to Protect New York Communities
The first general election ad released by New York’s GOP gubernatorial…
Nov 03, 2022
NEWS
Filling Out the FAFSA Behind Bars
Next year—for the first time in nearly three decades—all incarcerated people…
Nov 01, 2022
NEWS
What You Need to Know About the Alabama Prison Strike
On September 26, thousands of people held in Alabama state prisons went on…
Oct 27, 2022
NEWS
How Mass Incarceration Shapes Our Elections
As we approach the first midterm election since the January 6 Capitol Hill…
Oct 26, 2022
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Why We Need Formerly Incarcerated People in Public Office
“When I vote, I feel free.”
This past spring, passersby could read these words…
Oct 25, 2022
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PRESS RELEASE
California Office of Youth and Community Restoration, Vera Institute of Justice Announce Ending Girls’ Incarceration in California County Selection
Apr 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Norma Torres Will Introduce Historic Bill Establishing a Right to Federally Funded Counsel for All Immigrants Facing Removal Who Can’t Afford It
Apr 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Vera Institute of Justice Launches Data Hub on Incarceration in Louisiana
Apr 03, 2023
NEWS
The pros and cons of ending cash bail
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