Guest Commentary: Want to Make Communities Safer? Make Sure People Coming Home from Jail and Prison Have a Place to Live
By Nazish Dholakia It took two years of constant effort for Ashia Wilson to find a home…
Guest Commentary: Debunking the Lies Politicians Say about Immigrants
Rebuilding the U.S. immigration system to be both functional and humane requires dismissing harmful myths and inflammatory…
Guest Commentary: Cheap Jail and Prison Food Is Making People Sick – It Doesn’t Have To
Penny-pinching on food services fleeces incarcerated people and their families and has adverse health impacts, all while…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Report Reveals Transgender Experiences in Prison and Calls for Policy Change
By Yana Singhal NEW YORK, NY – The Vera Institute of Justice and the Black and Pink…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Guest Commentary: We Need to Listen
Transgender people who have experienced prison call for more humane conditions and treatment. Nearly one in six…
Guest Commentary: Georgia’s Cash Bail Bill Criminalizing the Poor Will Not Make Our Communities Safer
By Fallon McClure Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU-GA.) issued a report on…
Guest Commentary: With Four Deaths in New Year Already, LA Jails Continue to Be Deadly in 2024
Forty-nine people have died in LA County jails since the start of 2023. By Sam McCann Four…
Organization Does Not Believe Senate’s Anti-Immigrant Proposals Will Increase Safety at the Border or Across U.S.
Vera Institute Calls on Senators to Reject Extreme Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Negotiations New York, NY – On…
Guest Commentary: Electronic Monitoring Is an Extension of Mass Incarceration
New Vera report finds that the use of electronic monitoring—which perpetuates many of the harms of mass…
Guest Commentary: Jail Intake Is Killing People – Decarceration Is the Way to Stop It
In New York City and Los Angeles, jail reception areas are notoriously unsafe—and sometimes deadly. By Sam…
Guest Commentary: No One Should Be Sentenced to Die in Prison
Incarcerating elderly people does nothing to advance public safety. By Marta Nelson and Erica Bryant At 68…
NYC 2025 Budget Promotes Incarceration over Safety, Vera Institute of Justice Charges
By Nico Ludwig-Stock and Bergen Greenley NEW YORK CITY, NY – Mayor Eric Adams’ preliminary New York…
COURT WATCH: State’s Failure to Provide Detention Facilities for Young Adult Leads to Judicial Limbo
By Charlie Simmons BURLINGTON, VT – During proceedings in Chittenden County Superior Court last week, Deputy District…
Guest Commentary: With 3 Deaths Since Start of 2024, LA Jails Continue to Be Deadly
Forty-eight people have died in LA County jails since the start of 2023. By Sam McCann In…
Guest Commentary: 45 People Have Died in LA County Jails This Year
By Sam McCann Another person has died in Los Angeles County jails, bringing the total number of…
Amicus Brief Urges Federal Receiver for Rikers
Special to the Vanguard New York, NY – The New York City Bar Association and the Vera…
