Vera Institute of Justice Jobs

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The Justice Scholar Program. Vera’s Justice Scholar program funds up to 10 New York City high school students for a four-week period in the summer. It is an educational program centered around the concept and practice of justice, and its aim is to draw the attention of students to questions of justice. Each week students will learn about different aspect of the criminal justice system, including its history and the aftereffects of mass incarcerat...

Who you are. The Program Associate will . work closely with the Senior Program Associate, Associate Director, and Director of. Vera California to. advance. local and state campaigns to shape policy and practice around jail. decarceration. pretrial reform, justice reinvestment, and more. They will build and. maintain. relationships with advocacy partners, take and distribute notes from meetings with external partners, strategize about Vera’s prese...

Who you are. The. Front End Developer. will join a growing Communications team to create compelling and interactive digital experiences that effectively communicate the Vera Institute of Justice's mission, provide data and information, drive engagement, and inspire action. We are seeking a creative Front End Developer who is well-versed in web development, web architecture, and content management systems. The ideal candidate has a diverse portfol...

Who we are. The Vera Institute of Justice, founded in 1961, is a nonprofit criminal justice organization that strives to build just government institutions and safe communities free from the scourge of racism, white supremacy, profit, and inequity that is pervasive in this country's legal systems. We are an "inside" lane organization that drives change at scale with ambitious public sector leaders who share our commitment to building anti-racist,...

Who you are. The Communications and External Affairs Department inspires people to take action by sharing stories and evidence-based solutions that center the voices and experiences of people impacted by the criminal legal and immigration systems using editorial, digital, media, creative, and external affairs strategies. The team promotes Vera’s mission, coordinates messaging across all areas of work, and develops campaigns to help shift the narr...

Who you are. Vera generates ideas to transform justice systems and takes them to national scale. In this multistage ideation and scaling process—which we call the Impact Pipeline, Vera staff generate ideas with potential for national impact (Stage 1), pilot those ideas (Stage 2), scale more broadly (Stage 3), and achieve national impact (Stage 4). The Impact Strategy team focuses on supporting teams as they develop and pilot their projects. . The...

Who you are. Vera’s Initiative to End Girls’ Incarceration (EGI) aims to zero out the incarceration of girls and gender-expansive youth in the country’s juvenile legal system by 2030. To get to zero girls incarcerated, we partner with government and community leaders to develop solutions based on community needs while advocating for broader policy changes at the state and local levels that advance the freedom and well-being of girls and gender-ex...

Who you are. Restoring Promise is an initiative of the Vera Institute of Justice that seeks to transform prison cultures, climates, and spaces by partnering with correctional leaders to reimagine housing units for young adults and realign corrections policies and practices with a commitment to human dignity. Transforming the United States prison system has been the goal of Vera’s groundbreaking work with corrections agencies since 2016 when Vera ...

Who you are. To reduce the nation’s dependence on jails, Vera’s Beyond Jails team is working in jurisdictions across the country to shift resources to community-driven solutions to help people thrive. Vera’s Beyond Jails work has three core strategies: statewide advocacy campaigns and coalition building to create lasting policy change. pilot and build evidence around decarceration strategies. and building will for change in jurisdictions. The tea...

Who you are. The Communications and External Affairs Department inspires people to take action by sharing stories and evidence-based solutions that center the voices and experiences of people impacted by the criminal legal and immigration systems using editorial, digital, media, creative, and external affairs strategies. The team promotes Vera’s mission, coordinates messaging across all areas of work, and develops campaigns to help shift the narr...

Who you are. Vera’s Finance Department is responsible for managing and protecting the financial resources of the Institute, as well as maintaining the integrity of the books and records. . The Finance intern will assist the finance team in preparing external and internal budgets, gathering backups for invoices to funders, assisting with information needed to prepare requests for modification/extensions and assisting in various special projects.  ...