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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
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RSS Feed Homeward Bound
What are the most significant challenges facing individuals who seek housing…
Jul 07, 2014
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Building leaders through education
Why is access to education for incarcerated individuals important to you? I…
Jul 02, 2014
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My Brother's Keeper: Integrating responses to victims and defendants
The recently released My Brother’s Keeper Task Force Report to the President…
Jul 02, 2014

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Good News for Police
The first status report issued by the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force unveiled a…
Jul 01, 2014
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My Brother's Keeper: The future of community policing
The release of the My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Task Force Report to the…
Jun 26, 2014
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NYPD use of anti-overdose drug saves lives and recognizes substance use as public health issue
In response to an explosion in overdose deaths due to opioids, such as heroin…
Jun 24, 2014
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