January 20, 2022
Special ReportBail reform, roll backs to that legislation, and the COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented changes in jail incarceration across New York State. Use this tool to understand these shifts at the state and county levels.
February 18, 2021
Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) researchers collected data on the number of people in local jails and state and federal prisons throughout 2020 and into spring 2021. Vera researchers estimated the incarcerated population using a sample of approximately 1,600 jail jurisdictions, 50 states, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service (U ...
Case Studies from Three County Prosecutors Leading Fee Reform
Diversion programs offer an effective alternative to prosecution, aiming to connect people with resources, limit their system contact, and avoid convictions and the collateral consequences of incarceration. By reducing recidivism and increasing public safety, diversion programs can achieve better individual outcomes than traditional prosecution. To ...