Reimagining Justice The Next 25 Years

Creating Housing Units Grounded in Dignity

Restoring Promise, an initiative of the Vera Institute of Justice and MILPA, is creating housing units grounded in dignity for young adults in prison. We help transform correctional culture through training, presentations, workshops, and healing circles—setting a new tone for the entire system. Young adults participate in meaningful daily activitie ...

Postsecondary education opportunities for incarcerated people

Research suggests that education is key to improving many long-term outcomes for incarcerated people, their families, and their communities—including reducing recidivism and increasing employability and earnings after release. To improve the lives of incarcerated people and decrease the collateral consequences of incarceration, Vera works nationwid ...