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Ending segregation for incarcerated adolescents is a step in the right direction for NYC
The New York City Department of Corrections’ (DOC) recent commitment to ending…
Oct 03, 2014
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Honoring the courage of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, advocates, and allies on VAWA’s 20th anniversary
On Tuesday, September 9, I attended a celebration at the National Archives in…
Sep 19, 2014
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Ferguson, trust, and the new suburbia
At a distance of nearly a month, the shooting death of Michael Brown by police…
Sep 05, 2014
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Using education to help others succeed
From your experience at the Fortune Society, how critical a role is education…
Aug 26, 2014
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Recapping our Homeward Bound blog series
More than 700,000 people leave jail and prison each year needing permanent…
Aug 19, 2014
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Lessons from San Quentin
Beyond academic achievement, how do students benefit from taking college…
Aug 18, 2014
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South Dakota addresses the post-release needs of Native Americans
The Vera Institute’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections recently released a…
Aug 13, 2014
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Homeward Bound
In late June, the bipartisan House Judiciary Committee Task Force on…
Aug 07, 2014
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Making the case for correctional education is focus of RAND report and Vera’s Pathways Project
In a recent report, the RAND Corporation explores the current state of…
Aug 05, 2014
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Using Media to Shift Perspectives
What led you from the film industry to criminal justice work? A friend of mine…
Jul 28, 2014