Incarceration Trends Dataset
Download Vera’s county-level jail and prison dataset.
Download Vera’s county-level jail and prison dataset.
It’s not just a training problem. Indiscriminate traffic stops are dangerous and unnecessary—no matter who conducts them.
A decade ago, the killings of Sandra Bland and Philando Castile forced people in the United States to reckon with the harms of traffic stops—especially for people of color. In the years since, many jurisdictions have become safer by curbing the use of traffic stops as a law enforcement tool. But in much of the country, the harms have persisted. Now ...
California voters passed Proposition 36 in 2024 in response to concerns about homelessness, public substance use, and retail theft. Proponents promised: “Proposition 36 is NOT about going back to an era of mass incarceration. This is about creating a new era of mass treatment.” However, the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera)'s analysis shows that in ...