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Can We Learn from Our Past?
There were trees and grass everywhere. The sun was shining. You could hear the…
Sep 14, 2018
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A Different Type of Night Court Is Keeping People Out of Jail
In one Arizona county, a new justice initiative allows those with minor…
Aug 31, 2018
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Finding housing is hard—but for people leaving prison and jail, it’s almost impossible
Too often we have closed the doors that would lead to a better life for a whole…
Aug 30, 2018
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What German Prisons Do Differently
I’ll never forget it.
My colleagues from Vera and I were wrapping up our visit…
Aug 23, 2018
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Exclusive First Listen: 70 Million, a New Podcast about Justice Reform
As a staff writer at The Atlantic covering criminal justice, I often…
Aug 17, 2018
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Why Temperatures in Prisons and Jails Matter
In the past month alone, 41 heat records were set across the country with…
Aug 10, 2018
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Vera’s Policing Program Releases Fourth Volume of “Emerging Issues in American Policing” Quarterly Digest
Emerging Issues in American Policing is a quarterly digest tailored to…
Aug 09, 2018
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Fewer People are Going Back to Prison—But that Doesn’t Paint the Entire Picture
Fewer people are going back to prison, according to a new study from Pew…
Aug 07, 2018
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How Young Women are Building Promise in a Connecticut Prison
The sound of laughter must have roused the curiosity of the corrections…
Aug 02, 2018
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Why We Need to End Girls’ Incarceration
When I was 13 years old, skipping school and breaking curfew were two behaviors…
Jul 27, 2018