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Judge Gleeson on mandatory minimum sentences
Judge John Gleeson recently made a bold statement about mandatory minimum…
Jun 15, 2012
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A conversation with Cassia Spohn
Cassia Spohn, professor and director of the doctoral program at the School of…
Jun 04, 2012
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New leadership in Kentucky’s Department of Juvenile Justice
Vera’s Family Justice Program sat down with Hasan Davis, acting commissioner of…
May 31, 2012
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The U.S. Department of Justice Issues National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape
Last Thursday, nearly nine years after Congress passed the Prison Rape…
May 21, 2012
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Correcting corrections for women
Alyssa Benedict is the Executive Director of CORE Associates and a partner of…
Apr 30, 2012
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False confessions, DNA exonerations, and efforts to curb wrongful convictions in New York
In a recent 5-to-2 decision, New York’s highest court ruled that expert…
Apr 24, 2012
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Talking costs and benefits with a reentry program’s director
This post originally appeared on the blog of the Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank…
Apr 12, 2012
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In Texas, parents are partners in juvenile justice
Rebecca Garza is Family Liaison Coordinator for the Texas Juvenile Justice…
Apr 11, 2012
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Justice Reinvestment Initiative takes root in Delaware
The Vera Institute of Justice helped Delaware reach an important milestone…
Apr 06, 2012
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Supreme Court: Recognizing plea bargaining as the norm
In two companion cases last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that criminal…
Apr 05, 2012