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Women with Lived Experience in the Criminal Legal System Must Lead the Way
Women represent the fastest growing segment of our prison population and are…
May 21, 2021
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A Seat at the Table for Women Living with Convictions for Violent Offenses
Within the reentry, criminal legal system reform, and abolition movements,…
May 20, 2021
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Being Together Alone: How I Stayed Connected to My Family in Prison
Sometimes I wondered how I could be so lonely surrounded by so many people. The…
May 19, 2021
NEWS
Great Mentors Create Great Mentors
In 2017, I was working on prison conditions; visiting and interviewing…
May 18, 2021
NEWS
Women's Incarceration Rates Are Skyrocketing. These Advocates Are Trying to Change That.
As incarceration rates for men drop in some states, efforts to decarcerate…
May 17, 2021
NEWS
More Than 5 Million Children Have Had an Incarcerated Parent
As mass incarceration in the United States exploded between 1970 and 2014, the…
May 07, 2021
NEWS
Working for Pennies Just to Buy Overpriced Soap in Prison
Incarcerated people who work in most prisons and immigration detention…
Apr 30, 2021
NEWS
College in Prison Adapts as COVID-19 Upends Education in Schools Everywhere
Over 22,000 incarcerated students have been able to access higher education…
Apr 28, 2021
NEWS
End the Cycle of Crises for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
The United States must move away from crisis-based institutionalized custodial…
Apr 27, 2021
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Wisconsin Program Helps People Find Jobs After Prison
Employment reduces recidivism, and Wisconsin is taking strides to provide job…
Apr 26, 2021
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PRESS RELEASE
Vera Institute and NYIC On New York State Legislature’s One-House Budget Resolutions
Mar 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Vera Institute of Justice on the Anniversary of the “Care First, Jails Last” Alternatives to Incarceration Report
Mar 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Prison Populations Declined Only 1.1% In 2021, With 19 States And The Federal Government Increasing Prison Incarceration
Mar 10, 2022
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Prison Education Programs: What to Know
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
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‘Constantly afraid’: immigrants on life under the US government’s eye
The Guardian
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Mayor Adams Guns for Bail Reform
The Village Voice