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The Tipping Point for Universal Representation for Immigrants
With attacks on the safety and dignity of immigrant communities ramping up…
Oct 29, 2020
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I Didn’t Care about Voting until My Incarceration Showed Me How Much it Matters
Growing up, politics wasn’t at the top of the list of things I was interested…
Oct 28, 2020
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Felony Disenfranchisement Suppresses the Votes of Black and Latinx Americans
I was released from New York State prison, after 12 years, in August 2017. Over…
Oct 26, 2020
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I Was Sure I Would Be Deported Until an Attorney Informed Me of My Rights
People facing deportation have no right to legal counsel and must face the…
Oct 16, 2020
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Universal Representation Advances Racial Equity for Immigrants Facing Deportation
As communities across the country continue to rise up to defend Black lives,…
Oct 15, 2020
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Women Face Unique Harms from Solitary Confinement
As with almost every other aspect of imprisonment, women have gender-specific…
Oct 02, 2020
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Changing Police Practices Means Changing 911
As the nation focuses on the deep, systemic problems with policing that have…
Sep 29, 2020
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Voters in Battleground States Favor Restoring Pell Grants for People in Prison
For years, Vera and many of our partners from across the corrections, higher…
Sep 29, 2020
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Justice is on the Ballot
As voters, we have the power and responsibility to shape how justice is served…
Sep 22, 2020
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Divesting from Policing and Investing in New Orleans Youth
City budgets are a moral statement of our priorities. Based on its 2020 budget,…
Sep 14, 2020