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Press Releases & Testimony
Vera Institute of Justice Applauds New York State's FY22 Budget Investment in Immigrant Legal Services
Vera Institute Partners with First of 10 New Prosecutors’ Offices to Reduce Racial Disparities in Prosecution by 20 Percent; Others Invited to Apply to Reshaping Prosecution Program
Vera Institute of Justice Applauds the State of New York for the H.A.L.T. Solitary Confinement Law
Vera Statement in Support of the FAIR Proceedings Act
The Vera Institute of Justice Issues Statement of Solidarity
Vera Institute of Justice Applauds NYS Legislature for Passing the H.A.L.T. Solitary Confinement Act and Calls on Governor Cuomo to Sign Into Law
Vera Applauds New York State Assembly and Senate Commitments to Immigrant Legal and Social Services
Media Alert: Vera Calls on AG Garland to Address Racial Disparities in the Justice System
Statement From Vera President Nicholas Turner on the People’s Justice Guarantee
Statement from Vera President Nicholas Turner on the Confirmation Hearing of Vanita Gupta
Statement from Vera Vice President Kica Matos on the Protection of Kids in Immigrant Detention Act
Statement from Vera Vice President Kica Matos on the U.S. Citizenship Act
Ten-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony Featured in New Vera Institute of Justice PSA
Statement from Vera President Nicholas Turner on the COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act
Statement from Vera Vice President Kica Matos on the Biden Administration’s Latest Immigration Actions
Local Jail Populations in the U.S. on the Rise Again, State Prison Population Declines Level Off, as COVID Spreads Throughout the Prison System
Statement from Vera President Nicholas Turner on President Biden’s Order for the DOJ to Phase Out the Use of Private Prisons
Statement from Vera President Nicholas Turner on President Biden’s COVID-19 Strategy in Prisons and Detention Facilities
Statement from Vera President Nicholas Turner on President Biden’s Immigration Bill and Executive Orders
Vera Statement on Governor Cuomo's 2021 State of the State Address
Statement from Vera President Nicholas Turner on President Trump’s Refusal to Accept Peaceful Transition
Vera Program Serving Elderly and Disabled Individuals Transitions to Independent Nonprofit
Congress Votes to Lift Ban on Pell Grants for People in Prison
Statement from Vera on Prioritizing Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine for People in Jails, Prisons, and Detention Centers
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