Elizabeth Glazer

is the founder of Vital City. She has previously served as a federal prosecutor and as the criminal justice adviser to a New York Governor and New York City mayor.

Incarceration

Are NYC’s Jails Ungovernable?

Elizabeth Glazer, Jan Ransom, Michael Jacobson, Sara Norman, Hernandez Stroud, Errol Louis, Christy Lopez, Martha King, Graham Rayman, Sarena Townsend Aug. 02 2023

Editors' Note

Setting the Stage

Editors' Note

Greg Berman, Elizabeth Glazer Jun. 28 2023

The Rule of Law Applies on Rikers, Too

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The Rule of Law Applies on Rikers, Too

Elizabeth Glazer Jun. 12 2023

Dying in Darkness on Rikers Island

Jails

Dying in Darkness on Rikers Island

Elizabeth Glazer Jun. 02 2023

What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Jails

What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You

Elizabeth Glazer, Martha King, Sarena Townsend Apr. 27 2023

'Collective Action Can Make a Difference': A Conversation with Robert Sampson

Conversations

'Collective Action Can Make a Difference': A Conversation with Robert Sampson

Elizabeth Glazer Mar. 28 2023

Editors' Note: Issue 3

Setting the Stage

Editors' Note: Issue 3

Elizabeth Glazer, Greg Berman Mar. 28 2023

Architecture and Social Change: A Conversation with Jeanne Gang

Conversations

Architecture and Social Change: A Conversation with Jeanne Gang

Elizabeth Glazer Mar. 28 2023

Can the City’s Jails Be Fixed? Another Year, Scant Progress

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Can the City’s Jails Be Fixed? Another Year, Scant Progress

Elizabeth Glazer Jan. 27 2023

Editors' Note: Issue 2

Sweating the Small Stuff

Editors' Note: Issue 2

Elizabeth Glazer, Greg Berman Oct. 25 2022

When Police Become Our Government

Police Reform

When Police Become Our Government

Elizabeth Glazer Oct. 25 2022

The Fatal Cost of Waiting: What Must Happen Now in the City’s Jails

Jails

The Fatal Cost of Waiting: What Must Happen Now in the City’s Jails

Elizabeth Glazer Jul. 26 2022

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