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We Need to Think Beyond Police in Mental Health Crises
In March of 2020, Joe Prude called 911 for assistance. His brother, Daniel…
Apr 06, 2022
NEWS
The Cruel Practice of Banning Books Behind Bars
In Florida, the list of 20,000-plus banned books includes Nutrition For…
Apr 04, 2022
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How State Higher Ed Leaders Are Expanding College in Prison
When Jared (who asked to be identified by only his first name) began taking…
Apr 01, 2022
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Solitary Confinement Is Torture, Not COVID Medical Care
When COVID-19 struck, many jails and prisons were poorly equipped to provide…
Mar 25, 2022
NEWS
We Spend Millions Policing Students. It Doesn't Make Our Schools Safer.
Shadiatu Moustapha’s 6-year-old son, who was recently diagnosed with a sensory…
Mar 21, 2022
NEWS
Waiting to Go to Court Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence
New York, USA. 12th Jan, 2022. The mother of 24-year-old Stephen Khadu, who…
Mar 18, 2022
NEWS
Government Can’t Say How Many People Die in U.S. Jails and Prisons
Far too many preventable deaths occur in the United States’ sprawling system…
Mar 16, 2022
NEWS
More and More Prisons Are Banning Mail
Illustration by Gloria Mendoza
For people who are incarcerated, a letter or…
Mar 01, 2022
NEWS
“A Matter of Survival”—Sade Dumas on Combating Racial Injustice in the Criminal Legal System
Illustration by Gloria Mendoza
Sade Dumas, executive director of the Orleans…
Feb 25, 2022
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Rev. Alexis Anderson on Her Black History Heroes and Seeing Hope in the Prison Reform Movement
Illustration by Gloria Mendoza
“We got in the game, we educated ourselves, and…
Feb 23, 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