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Vera Selects Insha Rahman As Next President and Director
Insha Rahman will be the next president and director of the Vera Institute of…
Mar 03, 2026
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A Blueprint for Resistance: How Residents and Local Governments Are Shutting Down ICE Detention in Warehouses
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons has…
Mar 02, 2026
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Tracking Deaths in NYC Jails Since 2022
Under former Mayor Eric Adams, 48 people died in New York City jails or…
Feb 20, 2026
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Public Defenders Are Underfunded. Justice Pays the Price.
“You have the right to an attorney.” It’s a familiar line from countless TV…
Feb 17, 2026
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Second Look Laws Are Passing—When Advocates Frame Them as Righting a Wrong
Second look laws offer a second chance to revisit long prison sentences that no…
Feb 13, 2026
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Reopening the Plantation: Immigration Detention in Louisiana’s Angola Prison
Detained for 23 hours per day in a dirty prison cell. Held without…
Jan 30, 2026
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Holiday Funk: What Christmas is Like in Prison
During the holidays, millions of imprisoned men and women struggle with the…
Dec 19, 2025
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122 Dead in LA Jails Since Start of 2023
Four more people died earlier this month in the custody of Los Angeles County…
Dec 11, 2025
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The Lawyers on the Front Lines of the War on Immigrants
Maria Chavez has seen firsthand the horror her clients are living with. After…
Dec 02, 2025
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Parole 101: People in Prison Deserve Second Chances
Bobbi Cobaugh wrote in Inquest that “the only way to atone for a murder was…
Nov 21, 2025