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Connecting young fathers behind bars with their children
The Baby Elmo Project provides parenting education for incarcerated teen…
Oct 05, 2012
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Where do innovative program ideas come from? Lessons from Ohio
Vera’s approach to innovation relies heavily on research and stakeholder…
Oct 03, 2012
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Looking beyond the stop and frisk statistics
Search online for “stop and frisk.” You’ll quickly amass a mountain of news…
Oct 01, 2012
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Criminal justice debt and collateral consequences
Financial penalties are often imposed as a result of a criminal conviction.…
Sep 28, 2012
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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