Returning Home NYCHA Family Reentry Pilot Program

Series: Dispatches from T.R.U.E.

My Old Friends

A T.R.U.E. mentor reflects on how books have shaped his life behind bars

The books would pile up so much that I would send home a banker box full of books every few months to keep within the confines of my property allotment of six cubic feet. My parents dutifully packed them in the storage area of their home, waiting for our reunion. I spent so much time in those books they became my closest friends. Their attention co...

Prof. Andrew Papachristos on Gun Violence and The Company You Keep

An interview with Prof. Andrew Papachristos on using network science to understand neighborhood and gun violence. Prof. Papachristos was at the Vera Institute of Justice as part of the Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series. You can learn more about his talk here.

Mental Health Units as Alternatives to Segregation

It Can Be Done

The definition in Massachusetts also includes several other disorders: those commonly characterized by breaks with reality or perceptions of reality; developmental disability, dementia, or other cognitive disorders; or personality disorders manifested by episodes of psychosis or depression, when those disorders lead to significant functional impair...