Project Director @VeraInstitute

New York, NY
Joined June 2009
Sara Sullivan retweeted
At #ACAWinterConference2024, join the @DOJBJA moderated panel on collaboration in future pandemic planning among Maryland corrections, emergency management, and health — Thursday, Jan. 4, 2-3:30 p.m. EST. Learn more: bit.ly/4aK0L8U #ACACorrections @ACAInfo #COVID #CNA
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Grants Management Specialist - This position is located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office, Law Enforcement Innovation and Crime Reduction. Learn more: usajobs.gov/job/662699400?ut…
The CDC Interim Guidance on Management of COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities has been updated. shorturl.at/dlqB7
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I am excited to announce the launch of @verainstitute new Restrictive Housing Assessment Tool! Check it out! vera.org/projects/safe-priso… @CLALeadership @UnlockTheBoxNow – at Philadelphia, PA
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Citigroup pledges over $1 billion to combat racial inequality reut.rs/32XzrmZ
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of a glass ceiling being broken. #whorulestheworld @KamalaHarris – at Philadelphia, PA
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"Organizations adopt change, people implement them." Attending change management training today, some good nugget points/quotes. @KnowledgeHut
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Cook County Jail has emerged as the site of the highest concentration of confirmed #COVID19 cases in America. Our spotlight on Chicago provides resources to track progress on the city’s response to the crisis & expedite the release of Chicagoans: bit.ly/3eiDP3z
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Barr says bail decisions should consider virus risks, encouraging prosecutors to consider the dangers posed by sending a defendant to await trial in jail as the virus sweeps into such facilities. politico.com/news/2020/04/06… via @politico
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“Lives are at stake. Step up. Act now. Do what’s needed to keep everyone safe.” - Vera President, @NickTurner718 Social distancing doesn’t exist in our jails, prisons, and detention facilities. Keeping people incarcerated and detained risks our communities at large.
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Up to 1,000 inmates in New Jersey ordered released politi.co/3dk0QT8
For those that may find themselves out of work right now - 33 Companies Eager to Hire Amid COVID-19 xitter.cf/share?url=&text=33%20C…, #companieshiring #covid-19 #jobsearch #jobs
I’ve got my home work station all set up for my 4-hour video meeting with @Louisiana_DOC tomorrow. The work must go on! @verainstitute
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JUST IN: Amid concerns over the growing #COVID19 crisis, we released 5 guidance briefs in partnership w/ COCHS. These briefs outline best practices to safeguard the well-being of everyone in courts, prisons, detention centers, jails & the wider community. bit.ly/2xN1ok5
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Detainees Walk Out of Cells, Into Voting Booths in Chicago - The New York Times nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03…
Making phone calls free and suspending medical co-pays are two ways that prisons are helping to ensure people in prison are staying healthy and connected. Let's hope more prisons follow suit. prisonpolicy.org/virusrespon…
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