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December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Justice can’t wait. Proceeds from your Vera Shop purchase directly supports our work—driving urgent, life-changing justice reform across the criminal legal and immigration systems.
Today through December 15 get 15% off your purchase: shop.vera.org
Today through December 15 get 15% off your purchase: shop.vera.org
In 2021, several ICE facilities in #NJ closed following state legislation that prohibited new, expanded, or renewed detention contracts. Shortly after, ICE began detaining people at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania & it rapidly became the largest detention center in the Northeast.
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In 2021, several ICE facilities in #NJ closed following state legislation that prohibited new, expanded, or renewed detention contracts. Shortly after, ICE began detaining people at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania & it rapidly became the largest detention center in the Northeast.
Vera works across the U.S. to transform the criminal justice and immigration systems so that wealth doesn’t determine freedom, fewer people are incarcerated, and everyone behind bars is treated with dignity.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Vera works across the U.S. to transform the criminal justice and immigration systems so that wealth doesn’t determine freedom, fewer people are incarcerated, and everyone behind bars is treated with dignity.
Make a 3X gift now to support this vital work: secure.vera.org/a/gw2025-3x?...
Make a 3X gift now to support this vital work: secure.vera.org/a/gw2025-3x?...
Over 16 years, ICE has detained people across 1,397 facilities total—not only private detention facilities and local jails, but also unexpected places that are excluded from public reporting, such as hotels, hospitals, airports, and military bases.
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Over 16 years, ICE has detained people across 1,397 facilities total—not only private detention facilities and local jails, but also unexpected places that are excluded from public reporting, such as hotels, hospitals, airports, and military bases.
Despite claims that electronic monitoring serves as an alternative to incarceration, Vera’s research shows how its increased usage has expanded the reach of the criminal legal and immigration systems, subjecting more people to surveillance and control.
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Despite claims that electronic monitoring serves as an alternative to incarceration, Vera’s research shows how its increased usage has expanded the reach of the criminal legal and immigration systems, subjecting more people to surveillance and control.
ICE obscures the breadth of its detention network by reporting limited, incomplete statistics, and for only a fraction of facilities. In the first 10 days of June 2025, ICE detained people in 436 facilities, but only publicly acknowledged using 163 of them. #ImmigrantRights
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ICE obscures the breadth of its detention network by reporting limited, incomplete statistics, and for only a fraction of facilities. In the first 10 days of June 2025, ICE detained people in 436 facilities, but only publicly acknowledged using 163 of them. #ImmigrantRights
Mass incarceration’s impact on elections is clear.
As we approach #ElectionDay, remember this: the communities most harmed by mass incarceration have the right to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
As we approach #ElectionDay, remember this: the communities most harmed by mass incarceration have the right to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Mass incarceration’s impact on elections is clear.
As we approach #ElectionDay, remember this: the communities most harmed by mass incarceration have the right to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
As we approach #ElectionDay, remember this: the communities most harmed by mass incarceration have the right to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
🚨ICE’s public reports obscure the expanse of its detention network. Vera's latest data analysis reveals that in early June 2025, ICE detained people in 436 facilities, but acknowledged just 163 on its website. www.vera.org/ice-detentio...
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🚨ICE’s public reports obscure the expanse of its detention network. Vera's latest data analysis reveals that in early June 2025, ICE detained people in 436 facilities, but acknowledged just 163 on its website. www.vera.org/ice-detentio...