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Vera’s Policing Program Releases Seventh Volume of “Emerging Issues in American Policing” Quarterly Digest
Emerging Issues in American Policing is a quarterly digest tailored to…
Apr 30, 2019
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For Many, Second Chance Pell Offers a First Chance Opportunity
April marks the start of Community College Month and Second Chance Month.
Yet,…
Apr 18, 2019
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Our 10-Year Strategy to End Girls’ Incarceration Nationwide
“In a lot of places, girls are treated very unfairly by systems. Most of the…
Apr 16, 2019
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More Progress is Needed to Recognize the Dignity of Incarcerated Women
As this Women’s History Month comes to a close, there are encouraging signs of…
Mar 29, 2019
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Incarceration Trends: Complexity and Continuous Improvement
In 2015, we created the Incarceration Trends data tool to fill a critical gap:…
Mar 27, 2019
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Manafort’s Sentencing Highlights Problems in the Criminal Justice System—But Not In the Way Many Claim
There has been widespread outcry over Paul Manafort’s sentencing.
Earlier…
Mar 13, 2019
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The Road to Freedom for Cyntoia Brown Was Much Longer Than 15 Years
I recently had the opportunity to visit the National Memorial for Peace and…
Mar 05, 2019
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We will Not Settle in Our Pursuit of Racial Equity
“Something is better than nothing.”
This is what we say to ourselves when we…
Feb 22, 2019
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“Don’t Steal These”
I’m outside a coffee shop taking a work call on my laptop.
I have headphones…
Feb 11, 2019
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Acknowledging Black History Requires Uncomfortable Honesty
At the Vera Institute of Justice, we are committed to ending mass incarceration…
Feb 05, 2019