Restricting family visitations is one of many ways that prisons and jails make it too difficult for incarcerated people to stay connected to their loved ones and communities.

We all deserve a justice system rooted in dignity. That starts with an end to tearing families apart. Add your name if you agree.

Since President Trump returned to office, the number of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased by at least 20 percent.

Immigration detention is an unjust and costly business that violates immigrants' basic rights, separates families, and destabilizes communities.

Add your name if you agree: this massive expansion of immigration detention is cruel and entirely unnecessary.

For decades, New York City's Rikers Island jail has been dysfunctional, traumatizing, and even deadly. Fifteen people died in custody in 2025 alone.

Waiting to go to court should never be a death sentence. With your help, Vera will keep pressuring the city to honor its commitment to closing Rikers Island and ensure that its systemic failures are not simply transferred to new jail facilities.

Add your name if you agree: Rikers must close.