Special Reports
Media-rich visual stories and explainers about justice reform.Photo by Jeanette Spicer.
60 Years of Fighting for Justice
Annual Report 2021
Photo by William Widmer/The New York Times/Redux
The Waiting Game
From Arrest to Trial in New Orleans
Beyond Jails: Community-Based Strategies for Public Safety
A Toolkit for Jail Decarceration in Your Community
How the American Rescue Plan Can Support Immigrant Communities
An equitable recovery requires investments in safety and health for immigrant communities.
La práctica mortal del ICE de abandonar en la calle a los inmigrantes con discapacidades y enfermedades mentales
Illustrations by Michelle Garcia
ICE’s Deadly Practice of Abandoning Immigrants with Disabilities and Mental Illnesses on the Street
Community Violence Intervention Programs, Explained
How the American Rescue Plan Can Foster an Equitable Recovery
An equitable recovery requires strategic investments in safety.
Care First L.A.: Tracking Jail Decarceration
Explore data on the people incarcerated in the Los Angeles County jail system. Track the county's progress in reducing its jail population.
Artwork by Emilio (Massachusetts)
Unseen and Unheard
Art and Writing from Inside Prison Walls during COVID-19
Empire State of Incarceration
February 18, 2021
Annual Report 2020
Reckoning with Justice
The Cost of Incarceration in New York State
Tracking COVID-19 in Immigration Detention
A Dashboard of ICE Data
Photo by Jovelle Tamayo
Behavioral Health Crisis Alternatives
Shifting from Police to Community Responses
NOPD Arrest Practices During a Pandemic (March – May 2020)
If Prison Walls Could Talk
Personal stories about COVID-19 and incarceration
After Weeks of Protests, a Look at Policy Changes in U.S. Policing
Express Injustice
Expedited Immigration Hearings Pose Danger to Detained Children’s Right to a Fair Process
The Hidden Curve
Estimating the Spread of COVID-19 among People in ICE Detention
Jail Incarceration in Wayne County, Michigan, 2018–2019
Findings and Recommendations
COVID-19 and Criminal Justice: City and State Spotlights
State of Justice Reform 2019
Annual Report 2019
A Vision for Change
Driving Change
The Human Impact of Universal Representation
Stories based on interviews with clients and their families
Paid in Full
12 New Orleans Neighbors on Ending Money Injustice
Embracing Human Dignity
Highlights from Vera's 13th Annual Gala
The State of Justice Reform 2018
Embracing Human Dignity
Annual Report 2018
Advancing Universal Representation
A Toolkit for Advocates, Organizers, Legal Service Providers, and Policymakers
Unlocking the Black Box of Prosecution
Reimagining Prison
Reimagining Prison Webumentary
Reimagining Prison Web Report
Girls Matter
Centering Gender in Status Offense Reform Efforts
Rethinking Restrictive Housing
Lessons from Five U.S. Jail and Prison Systems
Safeguarding Justice
Highlights from Vera's 12th Annual Gala
In Our Backyards Stories
The State of Justice Reform 2017
Safeguarding Justice
Annual Report 2017
In Our Backyards
Ending Mass Incarceration Where It Begins
Just Kids: When Misbehaving Is a Crime
Reimagine Justice
Vera Institute Eleventh Annual Gala
Setting Out to Reimagine Prison
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The Human Toll Of Jail
Stories that tell the human toll of local incarceration