There is a group of people who need us to end mass incarceration more than almost any other: crime survivors.
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New York, NY—Common Justice, a Vera Institute of Justice demonstration project, today announced that three Los Angeles-based groups—the Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches (LAM), Life After...
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Eighteen-year-old Jamel was shot in the leg during a robbery attempt while walking down a main street in Harlem after he refused to give up his $800.00 leather coat to three armed gunmen....
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New York, NY—The Vera Institute of Justice today announced a first-in-kind learning collaborative for people and organizations working with young men of color who have been harmed by trauma...
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Danielle Sered, Director of Common Justice, Vera Institute of Justice With Scott Stossel, The Atlantic With thanks to our underwriters: Open Society Foundation (Founding) The Joyce...
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I grew up around the corner from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., which housed the small but remarkable National Museum of Health and Medicine. The musty place hosted a...
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Save Our Streets Crown Heights and Vera Institute of Justice discuss how young men of color are often seen as perpetrators of violence, but not often victims.
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NEW YORK (AP) — An emotionally charged series in New York City is exploring racial and social injustice through dance, photography and public dialogue.
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I recently asked a friend to tell me the first thing that came to mind when he thought of the word victim. My friend is in higher education and works on diversity issues day in and day out....
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