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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
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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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Why Is New York Banning Packages in Prisons?
Lakisha Santana Sell used to bring her husband, David Sell, bags filled with…
Oct 19, 2022
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Take Action: Abuses on Rikers Island Must End!
Fresh images of horror at Rikers Island were made public in September,…
Oct 14, 2022
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Biden’s Cannabis Pardons Are One Small Step to Ending the “War on Drugs.” Much More Is Needed.
Last week, President Biden pardoned the thousands of people convicted under…
Oct 13, 2022
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Yes, the new FBI data is poor quality. But we’ve always needed better.
Before the FBI released its 2021 crime statistics last week, expectations…
Oct 12, 2022
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Hawai`i Is So Close to Ending the Incarceration of Young Girls
Image courtesy of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF).
This summer,…
Oct 04, 2022
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Someone Jumped from New York City’s Floating Jail, “The Boat.” It’s Past Time to Close It.
Julie McCoy (Kayak Cowgirl), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Last week,…
Sep 30, 2022
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From Intern to President: Nick Turner on the Future of the Criminal Justice Reform Movement
In 1995, Nicholas Turner joined the Vera Institute of Justice as an intern. In…
Sep 29, 2022