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For Decades, Los Angeles Jailed People with Mental Health Needs. Now, It’s Finally Prioritizing Treatment
Illustration by Michelle Garcia.
The Los Angeles jail system is the largest…
Dec 22, 2022
NEWS
Prisons and Jails Keep Making It Harder for Incarcerated People to Communicate With Loved Ones
Lakisha Santana Sell and her husband, David Sell, exchange emails every day…
Dec 13, 2022
NEWS
19 People Have Died from New York City Jails in 2022
Image courtesy of the #HALTsolitary Campaign.
Edgardo Mejias, 39, died on…
Dec 12, 2022
NEWS
Millions Could Soon Benefit from Student Debt Relief Policies, but What If They’re in Prison?
Jed Brewster had big dreams when he enrolled at a community college near…
Dec 06, 2022
NEWS
New York Could Become the First State to Provide the Right to Legal Representation in Immigration Court
Illustration by Mike Centeno.
No one should have to face court proceedings in a…
Nov 30, 2022
NEWS
Seeking Help, Instead Imprisoned—Until They Found Representation
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Raina and Ana* could not understand the papers that were given…
Nov 29, 2022
NEWS
En busca de ayuda, fueron encarcelados—hasta que encontraron representación legal
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Raina y Ana* no comprendían los documentos que les dieron…
Nov 29, 2022
NEWS
Reform Prosecutors Won Big in Midterms by Rejecting Scare Tactics
Hennepin County Attorney-Elect Mary Moriarty.
Between Labor Day and the…
Nov 23, 2022
NEWS
Violence, Torture, and Isolation: What It’s Like to Be Trans in Prison
Patricia Trimble’s friend Vanna told her that she did not expect to survive…
Nov 17, 2022
NEWS
Incarcerated People Need Access to Phone Apps
What should rehabilitation look like within New York State prisons? How do we…
Nov 15, 2022
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PRESS RELEASE
California Office of Youth and Community Restoration, Vera Institute of Justice Announce Ending Girls’ Incarceration in California County Selection
Apr 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Norma Torres Will Introduce Historic Bill Establishing a Right to Federally Funded Counsel for All Immigrants Facing Removal Who Can’t Afford It
Apr 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
Vera Institute of Justice Launches Data Hub on Incarceration in Louisiana
Apr 03, 2023
NEWS
The pros and cons of ending cash bail
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