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Jails in New York State Are Severely Overstaffed

As of 2019, a typical New York county spent more than $225 to keep someone behind bars for a single night. These high costs are driven largely by overstaffing.

Mar 15, 2022

PUBLICATION
May 18, 2022
Second Chance Pell: Five Years of Expanding Higher Education Programs in Prisons

2016–2021

PUBLICATION
May 12, 2022
Why New York City Needs a Blueprint to Rightsize the Department of Correction

RESOURCE SITE
May 03, 2022
Police Data Transparency Index

Community demands for police accountability require information about what police do. Use Vera’s Police Data…

Special Report
Apr 28, 2022
Diversion Programs, Explained

PUBLICATION
Apr 27, 2022
The Criminalization of Poverty in Tennessee

PUBLICATION
Apr 15, 2022
Opening Doors, Returning Home

How Public Housing Authorities Across the Country Are Expanding Access for People with Conviction Histories

PUBLICATION
Apr 13, 2022
Expand housing access for people with conviction histories in Michigan

PUBLICATION
Apr 11, 2022
911 Analysis

Our Overreliance on Police by the Numbers

Special Report
Apr 07, 2022
The People Responding to 911 Calls Instead of Police

Special Report
Apr 07, 2022
Civilian Crisis Response

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