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Vera dares to ask “What if”
I’m thrilled to be writing my first Current Thinking blog post as Vera’s…
Dec 05, 2013
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In Silence and in Fear
Someone was empowered to speak up. In New York City, home to what many claim to…
Nov 28, 2013
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Mayoral Transition
As New York prepares for its first new mayor in 12 years, a coalition of…
Nov 26, 2013
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Common Ground, Collaborative Solutions and Containing Costs
The current moment of government shut-down might seem the antithesis to…
Oct 03, 2013
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Learning behind bars...the effectiveness of education in prisons
Each year, more than 700,000 people are released from our nation’s prisons, but…
Sep 16, 2013
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Beyond the zero-sum game
In Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent speech to the American Bar…
Sep 11, 2013
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Major gains for family engagement in Indiana’s juvenile justice system
Last year, the Vera Institute of Justice’s Family Justice Program wrapped up a…
Sep 09, 2013
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The costs and benefits of incarcerating low-level drug offenders
This post originally appeared on the blog of the Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank…
Sep 05, 2013
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Ten years of PREA
Ten years ago today, President George W. Bush signed the Prison Rape…
Sep 03, 2013
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Rebuilding lives, families, and communities through education in prisons
On Thursday, August 22, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education announced…
Sep 03, 2013