Vera Institute of Justice

Amy Dallas is a program manager with Vera's Reshaping Prosecution initiative, working with prosecutors nationwide to divert people away from the criminal legal system and address racial disparities while increasing district attorneys’ offices community accountability. She is the staff lead on the Collaborative Justice Network (CJN), which forges partnerships between prosecutor offices, community organizations, and aligned institutions to increase expertise and strengthen sustainable public safety.

Before joining Vera in 2022, Amy worked for The Legal Aid Society as a public defender. She also provided legal and organizational support to an emerging restorative justice nonprofit led by formerly incarcerated community leaders.

Amy is a board member of the National Association for Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ). She is also a member of the NACRJ Law and Policy Working Group.

Amy holds a BS in criminology from Eastern Michigan University and a JD from Fordham University School of Law.