Sedgwick County bail system favors the wealthy and desperately needs reform
This editorial was originally published by the Wichita Eagle on December 23, 2023.
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We’re reimagining justice with big goals this session.
With the 2024 legislative session upon us, we’re gearing up to advocate for much-needed criminal legal reform. Check out an overview of our biggest goals.
January 5, 2024
How we’re building the Kansas of our greatest aspirations, in 2023 and years to come
This editorial was originally published by the Kansas Reflector on January 3, 2024.
January 3, 2024
2023 victories: voting rights and the Civil Liberties Beehive
As we look back at 2023, we’re celebrating the local organizing work to advance voting rights at the county level through our Civil Liberties Beehive. Here are some of the highlights:
December 19, 2023
Vera's recommendations for Wyandotte County Criminal Legal Reform
In 2019, Wyandotte County’s DA, Mark Dupree, asked the Vera Institute of Justice to help the DA’s office address racial inequities in the county’s criminal legal system with a focus on prosecution reform.
November 27, 2023
Voting Rights Restoration is About All of Us
Felony disenfranchisement, and the lack of education about voting rights restoration after incarceration, is just one thread in a web of tactics that make it harder to vote. In Kansas, most people think politicians should be making it easier, not more difficult, to participate in our democracy.
November 15, 2023