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Study Links Solitary Confinement to Increased Risk of Death After Release
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published a…
Dec 04, 2019
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Vera’s Incarceration Trends State Fact Sheets
This week we released Incarceration Trends in Local Jails and State Prisons…
Dec 03, 2019
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A Monumental Missed Opportunity for Criminal Justice
In this Democratic primary season, justice reform has been a prominently and…
Nov 25, 2019
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Anchoring Reform in Community Partnership
Although men of color are disproportionately impacted by the prison system,…
Oct 26, 2019
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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…
Oct 25, 2019
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We Need More Data to Understand the Impact of Mass Incarceration on Latinx Communities
Latinx Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15, is a…
Oct 14, 2019
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Closing Rikers Island
On October 17, the New York City Council will consider a historic vote to…
Oct 08, 2019
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Governors Should Embrace—Not Hinder—Reform-Minded Prosecutors
Two weeks ago, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued a letter directing state…
Oct 01, 2019
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A New View
I’m writing this having pulled my laptop out of the boxes piled up around my…
Sep 23, 2019
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Back to School: A Common-Sense Strategy to Lower Recidivism
The United States makes up just 5 percent of the global population but is home…
Sep 19, 2019