Special Reports
Spotlights are curated collections of Vera's work that provide context and insights on issues that are prominently featured in the headlines.Tracking COVID-19 in Immigration Detention
A Dashboard of ICE Data
Behavioral Health Crisis Alternatives
Shifting from Police to Community Responses
NOPD Arrest Practices During a Pandemic (March – May 2020)
If Prison Walls Could Talk
Personal stories about COVID-19 and incarceration
After Weeks of Protests, a Look at Policy Changes in U.S. Policing
Express Injustice
Expedited Immigration Hearings Pose Danger to Detained Children’s Right to a Fair Process
The Hidden Curve
Estimating the Spread of COVID-19 among People in ICE Detention
Jail Incarceration in Wayne County, Michigan, 2018–2019
Findings and Recommendations
COVID-19 and Criminal Justice: City and State Spotlights
State of Justice Reform 2019
Annual Report 2019
A Vision for Change
Driving Change
The Human Impact of Universal Representation
Stories based on interviews with clients and their families
Paid in Full
12 New Orleans Neighbors on Ending Money Injustice
Embracing Human Dignity
Highlights from Vera's 13th Annual Gala
The State of Justice Reform 2018
Embracing Human Dignity
Annual Report 2018
Advancing Universal Representation
A Toolkit for Advocates, Organizers, Legal Service Providers, and Policymakers
Unlocking the Black Box of Prosecution
Reimagining Prison
Reimagining Prison Webumentary
Reimagining Prison Web Report
Girls Matter
Centering Gender in Status Offense Reform Efforts
Rethinking Restrictive Housing
Lessons from Five U.S. Jail and Prison Systems
Safeguarding Justice
Highlights from Vera's 12th Annual Gala
In Our Backyards Stories
The State of Justice Reform 2017
Safeguarding Justice
Annual Report 2017
Empire State of Incarceration
Correcting the Overuse of Jail
In Our Backyards
Ending Mass Incarceration Where It Begins
Just Kids: When Misbehaving Is a Crime
Reimagine Justice
Vera Institute Eleventh Annual Gala
Setting Out to Reimagine Prison
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The Human Toll Of Jail
Stories that tell the human toll of local incarceration