News & Stories
Filter By:
Select a topic
NEWS
How Systemic Racism Keeps Millions of Black People from Voting
Last year, we wrote about an increasing number of states working to restore…
Feb 16, 2018
NEWS
New York City Mayor Moves Forward on Plans to Close Rikers
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that he will move forward on…
Feb 14, 2018
NEWS
A Commonwealth of Second Chances
As a former secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Virginia who served…
Feb 13, 2018
NEWS
Guardians and the End-of-Life Decision Making Dilemma
As America’s population ages, families and patient surrogates are increasingly…
Feb 12, 2018
NEWS
Black History Month Is A Much-Needed Chance to Discuss Our Collective Future
Fifty-five years after Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham…
Feb 02, 2018
NEWS
First Lady of NYC Announces $6 Million Plan to Break the Cycle of Incarceration for Women at Rikers
Today, the First Lady of New York City, Chirlane McCray, announced a $6 million…
Feb 01, 2018
NEWS
New Survey Aims to Learn How Police Involve Community in Decision-Making
New York University’s Policing Project recently launched a survey on…
Jan 26, 2018
NEWS
Vera’s Policing Program Launches "Emerging Issues in American Policing" Quarterly Digest
As increased national attention has focused on troubling policing incidents and…
Jan 26, 2018
NEWS
Overwhelming Majority of Americans Support Criminal Justice Reform, New Poll Finds
A new poll released today reveals that three-fourths of Americans believe the…
Jan 25, 2018
NEWS
The Role of Jails in Combatting the Opioid Crisis
A report released today from the Pew Charitable Trusts sheds new light on what…
Jan 24, 2018