Annual Report 2023

Decades of evidence show that so-called tough-on-crime policies devastate communities and don’t deliver safety. Yet, the United States still puts a greater percentage of its population behind bars than almost any other country. If mass incarceration prevented ...

Annual Report 2020 — Reckoning with Justice

Annual Report 2022 — Vera Institute of Justice

Annual Report 2019 — A Vision for Change

Annual Report 2020: Reckoning with Justice

Third Annual Research Report on Supported Employment

This is the 1975 annual report on Wildcat Services Corporation and on a controlled study focused on the impact of Wildcat on its participants. Wildcat was begun by Vera (as Pioneer Messenger Service) to enable ex-addicts—traditionally viewed as unemployable an...

Annual Report 2019: A Vision for Change

Vera Annual Report to the Ford Foundation 1975

In 1975, Vera had completed its third year of providing technical assistance under a grant from the Ford Foundation. This grant enabled Vera to provide jurisdictions throughout the United States with information about the Institute's New York City pilot projec...

First Annual Report of the Manhattan Bowery Project

This is the first annual report of the Manhattan Bowery Project. Vera created the Manhattan Bowery Corporation in 1967 to put derelicts in treatment instead of jail. The centerpiece was a 48-bed detoxification facility in a former New York City Men's Shelter, ...

Court Employment Project Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1974-75

This is the Final Report on the Court Employment Project (CEP). The report describes efforts to continue and expand pretrial diversion programs in the U.S. and abroad by sharing information and experience through meetings and correspondence, and working with t...

Court Employment Project Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1972-73

This is Vera's 1972-73 annual report on the Court Employment (CEP). This report discusses CEP activities in that year such as undergoing an intensive evaluation, launching a remedial education program, and enlarging the CEP's pool of community resources. The C...

Manhattan Bowery Corporation Annual Report, July 1, 1970 - June 30, 1971

This is the June 1971 annual report of the Manhattan Bowery Corporation. "Vera created the Manhattan Bowery Corporation in 1967 to put derelicts in treatment instead of jail. The centerpiece was a 48-bed detoxification facility in a former New York City Men's ...