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Hiring People with Conviction Histories Benefits Everyone
People attend a job fair in Detroit, Michigan, with employers who have expanded…
Sep 07, 2022
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Brittney Griner’s Sentence Should Be a Wakeup Call About Cruel Prison Sentences in the United States
When a Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in…
Aug 30, 2022
NEWS
Locking up People with Mental Health Conditions Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer
Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old from Staten Island, missed
nearly 100 medical…
Aug 25, 2022
NEWS
More Than Half a Million People in Prison May Soon Be Able to Afford College
This fall, Jessica Henry will join the millions of people starting school…
Aug 23, 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
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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
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