@scjsullivan

Project Director @VeraInstitute

 New York, NY
Joined June 2009
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Sara Sullivan retweeted
CNA
@CNA_org3 Jan 2024
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…
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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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“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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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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Must. Read. themarshallproject.org/2020/…

I Struggled to Help a Prisoner. In Norway, I Found a Better Way

“We took off his wrist restraints and gave him pen and paper. He drew up a storm.”

themarshallproject.org
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I met with the @verainstitute today to discuss ways to reduce the use of solitary confinement. The overuse of solitary violates human rights and wastes taxpayer dollars. Congress should pass my Solitary Confinement Reform Act to restrict this inhumane practice.
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The 1994 Crime Bill fueled mass incarceration for the past 25 years. It undermines criminal justice reform today. Here are four ways to stop it. #SmartOnCrime americanprogress.org/issues/…
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This is something everyone should know about. For years, @USDA has been quietly using funds meant to build hospitals, schools, and community centers to build jails. Money meant to aid rural communities is instead being used to drive #MassIncarceration: vera.org/in-our-backyards-st…
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Sara Sullivan retweeted
Jon Schuppe@jonschuppe19 Feb 2019
One of America’s harshest isolation units was exposed by a desperate, handwritten account from the inside nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one… via @nbcnews
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My pregame warm up is better than yours ... 🤷🏾‍♂️ #flyeagelsfly – at Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Eagles
@Eagles11 Feb 2019
.@Twitter: Video auto-looping is now increased to 60 seconds. Us: Say no more, fam. #FlyEaglesFly
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Law professor at NYU and director of @eji_org, Bryan Stevenson, is challenging mainstream media, saying their depiction of prisons is, “misleading and dehumanizing.” cjr.org/analysis/language-pr…
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In most cities, it’s police who respond to people having a mental health crisis—increasing the risk of a violent encounter. But in Eugene, Oregon, things are different. First responders are actually crisis workers who offer medical assistance and shelter. on.wsj.com/2PTwGya
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BREAKING: Florida passes #Amendment4, which will restore voting rights to 1.4M people who were formerly incarcerated. Learn more about how states are working to restore voting rights: vera.org/blog/states-continu…
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To continue restricted housing #reform, a @WACorrections steering committee was formed in February of 2018. The mission statement with which the group is charged is to identify, inform, & implement safe & meaningful change within restricted housing. @verainstitute @ASCALeadership
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Sara Sullivan retweeted
Yale Law School@YaleLawSch2 Dec 2016
ASCA, Liman Program Release New Report on Restrictive Housing ylaw.us/2fOFVNQ
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Unlock the Box – a new campaign joining a growing nationwide movement to end to the practice of #SolitaryConfinement in the U.S. in 10 years. Together, we can #StopSolitary bit.ly/2Ck85KO
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Sara Sullivan retweeted
Jennifer Peirce@jenpeirce10 Oct 2018
The director of the Cheshire correctional facility says: We now have different tools and ways of dealing with conflict - it’s not an automatic seg trip now. We are flying a plane as we build it, making humane and sensible decisions. #ReimaginePrison
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Happy to be watching the livestream #ReimaginePrison program by @verainstitute, from @DCCorrections’ #YoungMenEmerging Unit for 18-24 yr olds and their mentors @JusticePolicy
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What if prisons were used not for punishment, but to actually prepare people for life after incarceration? It’s past time to #ReimaginePrison. Join us LIVE on Oct. 10: bit.ly/2OujXQX
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