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Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana

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|Date: March 20, 2023
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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 ...

By Sam McCann There is growing consensus that mass incarceration does not make communities safer. But the drivers and markers of it—from local budgets to jails and prisons—are infrequently studied and ...

March 20, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison

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|Date: March 03, 2023
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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 ...

By Sam McCann In 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis surged to a 10-year high. From January to December 2020 the city saw a 41 percent increase in drug overdose deaths ...

March 03, 2023
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Commentary: I, Lazarus

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|Date: February 23, 2023
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Commentary: I, Lazarus

By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of s ...

By George T. Wilkerson Content warning: This piece includes strong language and graphic descriptions of self-harm and suicidal behavior. Though I wished I were dead, suicide never even crossed my mind ...

February 23, 2023
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Commentary: A North Korean Refugee’s Kentucky Jail Stay

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|Date: February 13, 2023
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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 saw jail in his ...

By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. When Lyong left North Korea for the freedoms of America, he never saw jail in his future. Now he found himself strapped into a restraint called a turtle suit for his own safety ...

February 13, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

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|Date: February 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

By Rahsaan Thomas People in California county jails are being punished for being Deaf, and that is unlike ...

By Rahsaan Thomas People in California county jails are being punished for being Deaf, and that is unlikely to change any time soon. “I received over 1,400 disciplinary write-ups in the Ventura County ...

February 12, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Simple Math

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|Date: February 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Simple Math

By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the number grew to 44 j ...

By Lyle C. May In 2015, 40 people died in North Carolina’s county jails. In 2018, the number grew to 44 jail deaths, then 46 in 2019.1 Half of those deaths were suicides. The other people died of over ...

February 10, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

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|Date: February 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

By Elizabeth Hawes When you first arrive in county jail, you are segregated from others in the general po ...

By Elizabeth Hawes When you first arrive in county jail, you are segregated from others in the general population of the facility. With 10 to 16 other people, you are put in “the bubble,” a holding ar ...

February 08, 2023
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Guest Commentary: From Frying Pan to Fire – in Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail

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|Date: February 06, 2023
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Guest Commentary: From Frying Pan to Fire – in Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail

By Benjamin Frandsen A loud screech of rubber announced the jail van’s quick departure from Uncle Sam’s j ...

By Benjamin Frandsen A loud screech of rubber announced the jail van’s quick departure from Uncle Sam’s jurisdiction. The thick-necked deputy in the passenger seat caught my eye in the rearview mirror ...

February 06, 2023
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Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free

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|Date: October 24, 2022
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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, making phon ...

By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free. Under this legislation, incarcerated people and the peopl ...

October 24, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative

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|Date: August 01, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOHJLB1Pft4 This week on Everyday Injustice we visit with Akhi Johnson, D ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOHJLB1Pft4 This week on Everyday Injustice we visit with Akhi Johnson, Director of the Vera Institute of Justice’s Reshaping Prosecution project. Vera just issued a n ...

August 01, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

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|Date: July 22, 2022
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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 millio ...

Counterproductive laws that suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees make it harder for millions to work and provide for their families. By Nazish Dholakia Derrick Sprouse’s driver’s licens ...

July 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: We Didn’t Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons during the Pandemic

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|Date: July 21, 2022
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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 ...

By Jac Arande-Colwill When the pandemic took hold in 2020, advocates called for lawmakers and corrections leaders to reduce the number of people behind bars in order to help stem the virus’s spread. P ...

July 21, 2022
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Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail

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|Date: March 31, 2022
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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 Coun ...

By The Vanguard Staff Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) receiving a detailed plan to close Men’s Central Jail within 18 ...

March 31, 2022
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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley

Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media

Pride Month Crosswalks Met with Mild Protest

Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Sued: Charged Mother $350,000 and Failed to Get BabyCam Video in Child Abuse Case

The California State Bar’s Failure to Hold Attorneys Accountable

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Incarcerated College Students Seek to Master Higher Education

Is the EPA Lying to East Palestine Residents?

In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana

Guest Commentary: New Data Hubs Show Local Impact of Mass Incarceration in California and Louisiana

Guest Commentary: Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison

Guest Commentary: Stopping the Systems That Keep Sending People Back to Prison

Commentary: I, Lazarus

Commentary: I, Lazarus

Commentary: A North Korean Refugee’s Kentucky Jail Stay

Commentary: A North Korean Refugee’s Kentucky Jail Stay

Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

Guest Commentary: The Silent Treatment

Guest Commentary: Simple Math

Guest Commentary: Simple Math

Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

Guest Commentary: Living in the Bubble

Guest Commentary: From Frying Pan to Fire – in Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail

Guest Commentary: From Frying Pan to Fire – in Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 160 – Akhi Johnson Discussing Reshaping Prosecution Initiative

Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

Guest Commentary: We Didn’t Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons during the Pandemic

Guest Commentary: We Didn’t Release Enough People from Jails and Prisons during the Pandemic

Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail

Vera Institute Calls on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to Close Men’s Central Jail

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