Pamela, we don't have much time before our midnight deadline for this matching gift opportunity. So we wanted to provide this quick breakdown: Nearly 2 million. That's how many people woke up in prison or jail this morning. Many of these facilities are cramped, inhumane, and violent. Sometimes, people are forced to endure sweltering temperatures or suffer from chronic health conditions while being denied basic care.
1,229. That's the average number of people released from state or federal prisons every day. They may face significant barriers accessing housing or employment—and the culture inside many U.S. prisons does little to prepare people for life beyond bars (even as we're working to change that, including through successful college-in-prison programs). $20. That's the gift amount we're asking for from you to help build a world without mass incarceration. It will be DOUBLED thanks to a generous matching gift. We can transform the system—but we must do it together. Donate $20 or more right now, and your generous contribution will be DOUBLED—but only until tonight at midnight. Please help us reach our goal of $15,000 today → |
$15,000. That's our fundraising goal before the end of Vera's fiscal year, which is at the end of this week, so that we can continue our work to end mass incarceration. Vera has real solutions for the harms caused by our criminal legal and immigration systems—powered by research, extensive data collection, and advocacy—but we need the resources to implement them, and today your donation goes TWICE as far thanks to a generous matching gift. |
Thank you for being in this fight, Vera Institute of Justice Gifts made before 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 26, will be matched until our $15,000 goal is met. |
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