Connecticut Closes 10 State Prisons, Reduces Imprisoned People by Half – Crime Levels Lowest in More Than 40 Years
By The Vanguard HARTFORD, CT – “In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it…
Expansion of Pell Grant Could Broaden Education Opportunities for Incarcerated People, but with Some Exceptions
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – Incarcerated people may be eligible for a federal Pell Grant to…
Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana
By Sam McCann There is growing consensus that mass incarceration does not make communities safer. But the…
Guest Commentary: Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison
By Sam McCann In 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis surged to a 10-year…
Commentary: I, Lazarus
By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of self-harm and…
Commentary: A North Korean Refugee’s Kentucky Jail Stay
By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. When Lyong left North Korea for the freedoms of America, he never…
Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment
By Rahsaan Thomas People in California county jails are being punished for being Deaf, and that is…
Guest Commentary: Simple Math
By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the…
Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble
By Elizabeth Hawes When you first arrive in county jail, you are segregated from others in the…
Guest Commentary: From Frying Pan to Fire – in Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail
A loud screech of rubber announced the jail van’s quick departure from Uncle Sam’s jurisdiction. The thick-necked…
Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free
By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative
This week on Everyday Injustice we visit with Akhi Johnson, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s…
Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty
Counterproductive laws that suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees make it harder for millions to…
Guest Commentary: We Didn’t Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons during the Pandemic
By Jac Arande-Colwill When the pandemic took hold in 2020, advocates called for lawmakers and corrections leaders…
Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail
By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles…
