In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...
As this report from The Health and Reentry Project (HARP) discusses, the unprecedented and growing rates of overdose deaths in the U.S. have brought n...
This report, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), summari...
This report from the Vera Institute of Justice examines whether expanding access to financial aid increases incarcerated adults' participation in post...
This report highlights that, no matter its severity, a criminal record carries a heavy burden, leading to decreased employment opportunities, less tha...
Vera created this guide for colleges and corrections departments seeking to set up new programs to help program coordinators launch a college-in-priso...
This Collateral Consequences Resource Center report is the first-ever comprehensive national survey of the period of time a person, who is otherwise e...
This report from the National Consumer Law Center and the Collateral Consequences Resource Center explores the extent to which court debt—such as crim...
This 2021 report highlights key developments in reintegration reforms from the past year. It documents that 40 states, the District of Columbia, and t...
Addressing this massive barrier to justice and severely limiting the role of fines and fees is essential to establishing a meaningful path to criminal...
