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Criminal justice reform advocates start new push for sentencing reform

City & State New York December 14, 2024

Biden’s commutations are 'justice and safety issue’: Fmr. DOJ adviser | NewsNation Now

NewsNation December 12, 2024

How Proposition 36 convinced Californians to vote against their political views

CalMatters November 08, 2024

Violence Surges in N.Y.C. Juvenile Jails After Influx of Older Teens

The New York Times October 24, 2024

Traffic Stops: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

HBO October 10, 2024

We all want safety and justice, but Proposition 36 is a false promise

Los Angeles Daily News October 03, 2024

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

Press Releases & Testimony

New York City Council Passes Resolutions Supporting Immigration Bills, Sends Message to Albany that New York Must Protect Communities from Trump Attacks

March 12, 2025

Advocates and Lawmakers Rally to Demand $165M for Immigration Legal Services Funding, Passage of Access to Representation Act and BUILD Act

March 12, 2025

Fairness to Freedom Campaign Urges Senate to Reject Spending Bill that Would Fund Detention of Children and Families

March 11, 2025

Advocates Urge Passage of the Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act to Address Housing Access for Individuals with Conviction Histories

February 25, 2025

Cuts to Vital Programs, Billions for Family Separation: Advocates Demand Congress Reject Cruel Budget

February 21, 2025

Stop Work Order Would Force Vulnerable Children to Defend Themselves Alone in Court, Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Representation Programs

February 19, 2025

Vera Institute of Justice Names Two New Trustees to Board

February 14, 2025

Vera Institute of Justice Urges Governor Hochul and Legislature to Protect New York's Immigrant Communities in Face of Latest Attacks

February 13, 2025

Vera Institute of Justice and New York City Bar Association Urge the Appointment of an Independent Federal Receiver for Rikers Island

February 13, 2025

Advocates and Lawmakers Rally to Demand $165M for Legal Services Funding, Pass Access to Representation Act and BUILD Act

February 11, 2025

Immigrant Rights Advocates Comment on a Bill Providing $25M to Protect Immigrant Californians

February 07, 2025

Advocates On Gov. Hochul’s Executive Budget: Proposal Fails to Protect State from Consequences of Trump’s Mass Deportations

January 22, 2025

Statement from Vera Institute of Justice on Immigration Executive Orders Issued by President Trump

January 21, 2025

Fairness to Freedom Campaign Condemns “Day One” Immigration Orders, Calls for Solutions to Protect Communities

January 21, 2025

Vera Institute of Justice on today’s transition of presidential power and the stakes for criminal justice reform

January 20, 2025

Senate Advances S 5/HR 29, Laying Groundwork for Mass Detention, Deportation, and Family Separation

January 17, 2025

Vera Institute of Justice Responds to Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address

January 14, 2025

Safety and Affordability in New York City Require Community Investments, Not More Punishment

January 09, 2025

Hundreds of New Yorkers March Through Capitol to Demand Passage of Bills to Protect Immigrants

January 08, 2025

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