Annie Comes Home: Everyone deserves holiday joy. That includes people behind bars →

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Everyone deserves holiday joy. That includes people behind bars →

MASS INCARCERATION: punishes families, isolates people from their loved ones, and tears communities apart.

Pamela, imagine the holidays without your favorite traditions. No boisterous gatherings with laughter filling the room. No favorite meals. No holiday songs or decorations.

Moments of joy like these are stolen from incarcerated people and their loved ones. That's by design. Our current criminal legal system was built to isolate, dehumanize, and divide—and it does so relentlessly, year after year.

That's why Vera is working to transform the system and end mass incarceration. With your help, we're making progress. But we must move faster.

We need your support—your very first gift—to help make a difference for those suffering behind bars at the holidays. By making your very first gift today, you'll TRIPLE your impact—thanks to a group of Vera's generous donors—and help the many people touched by our inhumane criminal legal system. Make a 3X matched gift today. >>

Maintaining family and community ties is one of the best ways to improve outcomes for incarcerated people. But many facilities make staying connected unnecessarily difficult—with bans on physical mail, costly fees for e-messaging, phone, and video calls, and excessive restrictions on in-person visits.

Jails and prisons are lonely places by design, but it doesn't have to be this way. With your support, Vera can grow our programs that help to:

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Reduce the number of people held behind bars.

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Keep incarcerated people connected to their loved ones.

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Invest in community-based alternatives to incarceration.

This is a critical time of year for us. What we raise now will determine how much, and how quickly, Vera can work to end mass incarceration in the year ahead.

Please, Pamela, while every gift is being tripled in size by a group of Vera donors, and in the spirit of the holidays, make your donation today. >>

Sincerely,

Vera Institute of Justice