This webinar offers an introduction to postsecondary education in prison programs. Experts in the field discuss guiding principles for designing and implementing effective programming.
Evidence from the MIDA Program
Every year, millions of immigrants face removal from the United States as their cases go through the immigration court system. However, despite the grave consequences of a removal order, the right to a government-funded attorney for people who cannot afford one does not apply to people in immigration court as it does to people facing charges in cri ...
Fourteen people have died in county jails so far this year.
How are people dying?It typically takes months for Los Angeles County to publicly issue causes of death for people who have died in LA County jails. And even once autopsy reports are finalized, they don’t tell the whole story. When the coroner rules that a death is the result of “natural causes,” jail conditions can still be to blame. Researchers h ...
New data from Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard reveals record detention levels and an expanding network of facilities nationwide.
New United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data through mid-March 2026 provides a detailed look at immigration detention across the United States. Drawing on millions of detention history records spanning 17 years, Vera’s interactive ICE Detention Trends dashboard reveals an unprecedented level of detail about ICE detention populat ...