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A monumental call for justice
Just over three years ago, in response to Congress passing the Fair Sentencing…
Aug 28, 2013
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A new vision for victims of crime
Recently, in a seminal speech delivered to the American Bar Association,…
Aug 27, 2013
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FCC lowers rates for interstate phone calls from jails and prisons
Lee G. Petro, lead attorney from Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on a…
Aug 23, 2013
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Sponsoring the Ohio Green Prison Project
This is part two in a multi-part series highlighting Vera’s fiscal sponsorship…
Aug 22, 2013
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A historic step in access to justice for immigrants facing deportation
In New York City, where more than one-third of residents are foreign-born,…
Aug 15, 2013
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United around criminal justice reform
On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder called for criminal justice reform that…
Aug 15, 2013
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Vera joins resource center partnership to advance juvenile justice reform
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today the launch of…
Aug 14, 2013
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Spotlight on fiscal sponsorship with Vera
For more than 50 years, Vera has been well known for helping to improve the…
Aug 08, 2013
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Examining the Relationship Between Family Group Conferencing and Juvenile Recidivism
Family Group Conferencing (FGC), also called Family Group Decision-Making…
Aug 05, 2013
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Underfunded Justice
Under the Budget Control Act of 2011, sequestration cuts are already in…
Aug 02, 2013