Verainstituteofjustice

Verainstituteofjustice

Fall 2026 - Intern, Restoring Promise

Brooklyn, New York · Intern · Internship

Sponsorship not specified$17k-$25kDetected 15 days ago
LogisticsCustomer SupportResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Join external and internal meetings and assist with notetaking.
  • Attend learning opportunities related to justice reform and share notes with Restoring Promise team.
  • Attend weekly meetings with the full team.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Designed for Dignity project with agency assessments, and trainings.
  • Support the TA team in conducting policy reviews and technical assistance resource development.
  • Provide technical support for meetings, webinars, and trainings held virtually/in-person.
  • Support colleagues in their day-to-day work with site partners (i.e., corrections staff, people who are incarcerated, government leaders) as needed and where able.
  • Support the writing and editing of documents, newsletters, and reports.
  • Assist with the design and creation of presentations/visuals.
  • Provide administrative support as needed.
  • Support data entry, analysis, and visualization.

Requirements

  • Gain hands-on experience with designing technical assistance tools and activities in thoughtful and strategic ways.

Nice to have

  • Lived experience as a person directly impacted by the criminal legal system
  • Interest in Criminal Legal Reform, Correctional Services, Psychology, Social Work or other Human Services

Skills

  • Microsoft office and Zoom
  • Communication skills for emailing, notetaking, and internal team memos
  • Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities you'll bring:

Compensation

  • Compensation and Benefits:

Company info

  • As Restoring Promise prepares for the new phase of our strategic plan, we seek an individual passionate about criminal legal reform, with a particular interest in transforming prison culture and conditions.
  • The intern will support the Designed for Dignity statewide culture change work by assisting with the revision of Department of Corrections policies and trainings, while providing essential research support to inform policy and program development.
  • These materials and research efforts will help states equitably and sustainably create humane policies and practices that center human dignity.
  • The intern will have key opportunities to develop skills in technical assistance, facilitation, critical analysis, research, implementation support, partnership-building, problem-solving, and project management.
  • By the end of the internship, the intern will:
  • Build an understanding of the Restoring Promise approach, the Designed for Dignity project, and prison culture change within state corrections departments.
  • Support the team in delivering strategic technical assistance to state departments of corrections as they engage in policy change, training change, and related research activities.
  • (212) 941-9407
  • Please use only one method (online, mail or fax) of submission.
  • No phone calls, please.
  • Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
  • Vera is an equal opportunity employer.
  • All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, current employment status, or caregiver status.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • rigin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, current employment status, or caregiver status
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