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A role for community corrections in a sentencing alternative for parents
Part two of a three-part series.
Community corrections officers (CCOs) working…
Sep 24, 2012
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Worth watching
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation recently launched its Giving…
Sep 21, 2012
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Changes in correctional populations and spending between 2006 and 2010 focus of new Vera report
Ongoing state budget deficits have placed the centerpiece of U.S. penal…
Sep 20, 2012
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Families seeking change
In 2001, my 13-year-old son, Corey, was sent to a facility in Louisiana that…
Sep 14, 2012
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Partnerships to develop new policies for LGBTQ youth in NY’s juvenile justice system
In advance of a Sept. 13 panel discussion at Vera on “LGBTQ Youth and Juvenile…
Sep 11, 2012
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The importance of safeguards in guardianship
The recent case of 75-year-old Peter Watkins serves as a telling example of why…
Sep 06, 2012
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How did bad behavior in school become a crime?
On August 10, the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division sent a letter…
Aug 22, 2012
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Ohio takes step to roll back collateral consequences
Millions of people each year complete their sentences. With so many affected,…
Aug 20, 2012
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Breaking new ground with new laws
This is the first in a three-part series
Washington State is seeing success…
Aug 17, 2012
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Vera helps Delaware craft landmark justice reinvestment legislation
On August 8, Suzi Agha, Christine Leonard, and I attended the signing ceremony…
Aug 15, 2012