Vera Institute of Justice
Motto | "To drive change. To urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities." |
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Founder(s) | Louis Schweitzer Herb Sturz |
Established | 1961 |
Focus | |
President | Nicholas Turner |
Budget | Revenue: $140,497,043 Expenses: $129,597,303 (FYE June 2019)[2] |
Address | 34 35th Street, Suite 4-2A, Brooklyn, New York 11232 |
Location | |
Website | vera |
The Vera Institute of Justice (originally the Vera Foundation) is an independent nonprofit national research and policy organization in the
Founding
Philanthropist
The Vera Foundation became the Vera Institute of Justice in 1966, with Burke Marshall, a former United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, as chairman of the board, to administer a $1.1 million grant from the Ford Foundation.[5]
Funding and support
In 1966, the Vera Institute of Justice received assistance from the Ford Foundation to turn the foundation into a private nonprofit organization.[6]
The MacArthur Foundation awarded the Vera Institute $15,601,707 between 1989 and 2021, including 20 grants in Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice.[7]
In March 2022, the Vera Institute of Justice received a $171.7 million government contract (that could reach as high as $983 million if the contract is extended to March 2027) to provide unaccompanied migrant children legal assistance.[8]
Prison commission
The Vera Institute of Justice organized the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons, to study issues relating to prison violence and abuse. The commission was co-chaired by former
References
- ^ a b c "Our Strategic Priorities". Vera Institute of Justice. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "Vera Institute of Justice, Inc" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- New York Magazine. Retrieved Sep 29, 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Vera Institute of Justice. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved Sep 29, 2023.
- ^ "Mission and Origins". Vera Institute of Justice. Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2006-06-15.
- ^ "Vera Institute of Justice". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved Oct 1, 2023.
- ^ Schoffstall, Joe (2022-07-12). "Liberal group lands $171M gov't contract that could reach $1B to help illegal immigrants avoid deportation". Fox News. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Mission". Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons.
- ^ Slevin, Peter (June 8, 2006). "U.S. Prison Study Faults System and the Public". The Washington Post.