For people leaving prison, finding a job is one of the strongest predictors of a successful return to community life.

In response to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new appointments to the Civilian Complaint Review Board and planned expansion of the ...

More unaccompanied children have their cases decided in immigration court without ever having an attorney than before Trump’s ...

Despite a narrative that progress on criminal justice reform has slowed—or even died—the movement proved resilient in state houses across the country. In 2026, legislatures in 45 states with active ...

New data from Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard reveals record detention levels and an expanding network of facilities nationwide. New United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data ...

As AI becomes increasingly used in the criminal justice and immigration systems, the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) is committed to promoting the accountable use of AI: systems that produce fair, ...

Insha Rahman will be the next president and director of the Vera Institute of Justice and Vera Action, its sister 501(c)(4) organization. A leading political strategist and criminal justice expert, ...

The Republican crime bill, rumored to arrive early in 2026, has its origins in President Donald Trump’s March 2025 address to Congress. In that speech, Trump said he was “asking for a new crime bill, ...

You would think that being “property of a state,” where work detail and programs are required, one would be provided with the bare necessities. But upon entry into prison, we are provided with minimal ...

Recent reports show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is currently holding more than 59,000 people across the United States—a record and unprecedented high. Here’s what we found. 1. The ...