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High mortality rate among the formerly incarcerated demands better policies
The surge of opiate-related overdoses in the United States is a pressing public…
Jun 16, 2014
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From Prison to Cambridge
What inspired you to pursue education while you were incarcerated? One day…
Jun 09, 2014
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Orleans Parish Prison
A jail cell covered in blood after an inmate-on-inmate assault. Unsupervised…
Jun 03, 2014
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New op-ed co-authored by Vera President Nick Turner
It sounds like the first line of a joke: "Three state corrections teams and…
May 22, 2014
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Massachusetts correctional center embraces resocialization and rehabilitation
It was gratifying to read Vera’s recent report concerning the sentencing and…
May 16, 2014
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New paper answers the question: “Is cost-benefit analysis baloney?”
A few years ago, a colleague asked me a pointed question about cost-benefit…
May 14, 2014
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Gov. Christie Announces Expansion of Prison Education Program
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, in an event yesterday at Mercer County…
May 09, 2014
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The value of crime analysts
Would you explain the origins of the new paper, Putting a Value on Crime…
May 06, 2014
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How Violence Becomes Normal
We tell a story in this country about the normalization of violence. We look at…
May 05, 2014
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Sensible sentencing for a safer california
In late 2007, on the heels of a blistering report from the Little Hoover…
May 02, 2014