Annie Comes Home: Your 5X gift will fund programs that keep communities strong

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Your 5X gift will fund programs that keep communities strong

URGENT: This 5X MATCH expires TOMORROW. Help raise $50,000 before the year ends to defend our communities.

Dear Pamela,

The number of people serving life without parole—a prison sentence some call "death by incarceration"—has reached a historic high.

Harsh sentencing laws are based on fear, not facts. Research has proven that severe punishment like life sentences do not deter crime, make communities safer, or help crime survivors heal.

Pamela, if we want a justice system that holds people accountable and prevents crime, we need to invest in real solutions.

There's just one day left before 2025 ends—along with Vera's 5X match. Your gift today goes FIVE TIMES as far to support sentencing reform and protect community safety.

Your gift—MATCHED 5X—helps build a justice system that serves us all. Give 5X now →

Vera's research shows that when we invest in people, not prisons, we all benefit. Our Sentencing Reform Initiative is working to support state-level legislation that ends excessive sentences and replaces them with real accountability and opportunity.

Across the country, alternatives to incarceration are proving that safety and compassion go hand in hand. From community-based treatment and restorative justice to programs that help people find stability after incarceration, these approaches reduce harm and strengthen neighborhoods.

This change doesn't happen on its own. Donate today and your gift will be multiplied 5X to help Vera end excessive sentencing and build a justice system that protects us all.