In the News

The Future of Prisons?

The Marshall Project September 26, 2024

Project 2025 Holds a Plan to Make Prosecutors Do the Bidding of the Right

Truthout September 13, 2024

From Clinton to Trump, how talk about crime has changed since a landmark bill

NPR September 13, 2024

The Backlash Comes For Oakland’s Progressive Prosecutor

The Nation August 30, 2024

‘Pendulum has swung’: Supervisors signal shift on Men’s Central Jail closure plan

The Los Angeles Times August 05, 2024

Louisiana is giving second chances to bad policy. It should be extending those second chances to our neighbors.

The Lens August 01, 2024

Narcan use is on the rise to reverse ODs in LA County jails. Officials quiet on source of illegal drugs

LAist July 26, 2024

Women don’t have equal access to college in prison. Here’s why

NPR July 17, 2024

The State of Higher Ed in Prisons a Year After Pell Restoration

Inside Higher Ed July 02, 2024

Ten Commandments, abortion pills, castration: How Louisiana's new laws are pushing boundaries in the culture wars

NBC News June 22, 2024

N.J. changes clemency program with intent of streamlining process for certain offenders

Philly Voice June 19, 2024

Retailers Ramp Up Security Measures Amidst Debated Surge in Organized Theft

Hoodline June 17, 2024

The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms

The Intercept May 31, 2024

Why LA County Is Spending $1.8M To House People Released From Jail With Nowhere To Go

LAist May 24, 2024

Charting a new course in corrections: A path to dignity for all

CorrectionsOne April 23, 2024

Civil rights groups call for funds for representation in immigration court

The Hill April 22, 2024

New Mexico mental health first responders are increasingly civilians, not police

Thomson Reuters April 16, 2024

Trans Prisoners Overwhelmingly Thrown in Solitary Confinement, Report Says

The Appeal April 03, 2024

Immigrants are excluded from the right to legal representation. It's time to change that.

USA TODAY March 27, 2024

‘It was the perfect storm’: the fatal crash that changed criminal justice in San Francisco

The Guardian February 26, 2024

When it comes to retail theft, it’s everyday Californians who are getting swindled

Sacramento Bee February 08, 2024

Inmates get 2nd chance at academic dreams

ABC Nightline February 06, 2024

‘Shame on Us’: How Maine Struggles to Handle Troubled Youth

The New York Times February 01, 2024

OPINION: How New York state can support migrants now

City & State New York January 18, 2024

Press Releases & Testimony

Vera Institute of Justice on Biden Federal Death Penalty Commutations

December 23, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice on Biden Commuting the Sentences of Nearly 1,500 People and Pardoning 39 Convicted of Nonviolent Offenses

December 12, 2024

As Trump Administration Plans Mass Deportations, Coalition Calls for Urgent State Action to Increase Investment in Immigration Legal Services

December 03, 2024

The Vera Institute of Justice on Rikers Island Contempt Decision

November 27, 2024

We Will Not Back Down: Immigrant Rights Leaders Discuss Critical Road Ahead Under Trump Administration

November 13, 2024

100 Organizations Ask Michigan’s Elected Leadership to Pass the Fair Chance Access to Housing Act

November 12, 2024

Fairness to Freedom Campaign Stands Firm in Defense of Immigrant Communities

November 07, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice on the 2024 Election Results

November 06, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice on California's Prop 36

November 06, 2024

40 States Increased the Number of People in Prisons from 2022 to 2024, Stalling COVID Decarceration Trends

October 31, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice on New York City Ballot Proposals 2-6

October 29, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice Names New Chair and Three Trustees to Board

October 22, 2024

Philadelphia City Council Members Join Immigration Advocates to Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Immigrant Family Unity Project

October 01, 2024

On 30th Anniversary Of 1994 Crime Bill, Vera Institute of Justice Launching Podcast Examining If Americans’ Views On Safety And Justice Changed In Last 30 Years

September 10, 2024

Press Briefing: Defending Our Communities Against Deportation

August 15, 2024

Michigan Civil Rights Commission and Michigan Works! Association Endorse Fair Chance Access to Housing Act (HB 4878)

August 07, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice Responds to Police Killing of Sonya Massey in Illinois

July 23, 2024

Congress Must Build on Biden’s Actions to Expand Legal Representation Access as Nationwide Lawyer Shortage Grows

July 18, 2024

Fairness to Freedom Campaign Leaders Support Introduction of the SHIELD Act

July 12, 2024

New Yorkers Deserve Safety. The FY25 New York City Budget Is a Start, But Communities Need More.

July 01, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice Responds to SCOTUS Ruling Upholding Ban on Sleeping Outside

June 28, 2024

Postsecondary Education in Prison to Expand in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and Bureau of Prisons—Yet Considerable Work Still Remains to Ensure Access, Quality, and Equity

June 28, 2024

Vera Institute of Justice Staff Unionize with Voluntary Recognition

June 27, 2024

Fairness to Freedom Campaign Celebrates White House Action to Protect Some Immigrant Families and DREAMers, Calls for More

June 18, 2024