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New Vera report on overcrowding in Los Angeles County jails
The Los Angeles Countywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee (CJCCC) has…
Oct 26, 2011
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Guest blogger Rebekah Diller on criminal justice debt
Editor’s note: Rebekah Diller is deputy director of the Justice Program at the…
Oct 21, 2011
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Why has Topeka accepted domestic violence?
When the City Council of Topeka, Kansas, voted on October 11 to repeal an…
Oct 19, 2011
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Creating a place for kids
Many states have dramatically reduced the number of youth in juvenile…
Oct 13, 2011
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New evidence on sexual violence against women--and men--with disabilities
A study released online yesterday by the American Journal of Preventive…
Oct 12, 2011
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Vera examines ''sentencing within sentencing'' in new Federal Sentencing Reporter issue
Even if you have never read the journal Federal Sentencing Reporter (FSR), I…
Oct 05, 2011
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A new publication and a personal reminder of why the U-visa works
Editor's note: Rodolfo Estrada is a former senior program associate for Vera's…
Oct 04, 2011
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New York State revisits the age of juvenile jurisdiction
Sixteen-year-olds can’t vote, join the military, or buy alcohol or cigarettes.…
Sep 26, 2011
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The value of keeping parents at home
Yesterday’s coverage of a Brooklyn, New York residential placement alternative…
Sep 23, 2011
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A letter from Vera in today's New York Times
The New York Times published a letter from Margaret diZerega, director of…
Sep 14, 2011