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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
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The Value of Family Visits
Much of my work in Vera’s Family Justice Program focuses on understanding the…
Jul 27, 2014
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Vera's Pathways Project Advisor among those honored by White House for expanding opportunities for the formerly incarcerated
On June 30th, the White House honored 16 people who have worked to expand…
Jul 22, 2014
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Connecting With Victims of Human Trafficking on Their Own Terms
This blog post is the second in a two-part series about Vera’s…
Jul 15, 2014
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Severe punishments for traffickers reflect horrors of human trafficking
The fact that something as brutalizing and cruel as human trafficking occurs…
Jul 14, 2014
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New report examines each state’s correctional health care spending
Nationwide, state correctional health care spending totaled $7.7 billion in…
Jul 08, 2014