In 2019, Wyandotte County’s DA, Mark Dupree, asked the Vera Institute of Justice to help the DA’s office address racial inequities in the county’s criminal legal system with a focus on prosecution reform.
November 27, 2023A toolkit on gender markers for birth certificates and driver's licenses in both Kansas and Missouri.
November 17, 2023
It is a personal decision whether accessing a passport card with an affirming gender marker, even though you may not be able to update your other identity documents to match that marker, is the right thing for you.
November 15, 2023
Felony disenfranchisement, and the lack of education about voting rights restoration after incarceration, is just one thread in a web of tactics that make it harder to vote. In Kansas, most people think politicians should be making it easier, not more difficult, to participate in our democracy.
November 15, 2023
Why do trans people transition? It’s a confusion that lurks behind much of the anti-trans sentiment developing in Kansas and throughout the country.
November 7, 2023
The Vera Institute of Justice released a report that takes a deep look at economic and race disparities in the county, particularly as it pertains to the criminal justice system.
November 1, 2023