Vera Institute of Justice
(https://vera.org) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 26, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens
Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Identity & Authority
Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
10
Impact Weight: 15 / 100
67% Reputation
Authority gaps are minor but present in the technical implementation. The schema_json identifies the organization as a LocalBusiness rather than an NGO or Organization, and include a generic priceRange of $, which is irrelevant for this sector. While the news articles mention specific individuals (e.g., Andry Jose Hernandez Romero), there is a lack of Person schema or SameAs links for the primary researchers and leadership in the provided data.
The disconnect between marketing tone and demonstration is minimal. A bold claim like We research, test, and scale innovative solutions is immediately followed by a list of news items regarding specific jail death counts and legislative analysis. The site demonstrates its performance through active, dated reporting rather than vague promises of future impact.
Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
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"author": {
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"copyrightHolder": {
"@id": "#identity"
},
"copyrightYear": "2021",
"creator": {
"@id": "#creator"
},
"dateModified": "2026-05-15T10:00:55-04:00",
"datePublished": "2021-12-30T04:34:00-05:00",
"description": "Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.",
"headline": "Home",
"image": {
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},
"inLanguage": "en-us",
"mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.vera.org/",
"name": "Vera Institute of Justice",
"publisher": {
"@id": "#creator"
},
"url": "https://www.vera.org/"
},
{
"@id": "#identity",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
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"url": "https://www.vera.org/images/urep-Vera-logo.png",
"width": "365"
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"logo": {
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"width": "183"
},
"priceRange": "$"
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"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"alternateName": "Brand Industry",
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"url": "https://www.vera.org/images/Copia-de-Brand-Industry_Logo-Negro.png",
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"logo": {
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"name": "The Brand Industry",
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"url": "https://thebrandindustry.com"
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"@type": "ListItem",
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"name": "Home",
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]
}
/news-and-stories/
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"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@graph": [
{
"@type": "WebPage",
"author": {
"@id": "#identity"
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"copyrightHolder": {
"@id": "#identity"
},
"copyrightYear": "2022",
"creator": {
"@id": "#creator"
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"datePublished": "2022-01-30T14:11:00-05:00",
"description": "Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities.",
"headline": "News & Stories",
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"name": "News & Stories",
"publisher": {
"@id": "#creator"
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"url": "https://www.vera.org/news-and-stories"
},
{
"@id": "#identity",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
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"url": "https://www.vera.org/images/urep-Vera-logo.png",
"width": "365"
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"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
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"width": "183"
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"priceRange": "$"
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},
"name": "The Brand Industry",
"priceRange": "$",
"url": "https://thebrandindustry.com"
},
{
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"description": "Breadcrumbs list",
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{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/",
"name": "Home",
"position": 1
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/news-and-stories",
"name": "News & Stories",
"position": 2
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]
}
/ending-mass-incarceration/criminalization-racial-disparities/
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{
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"author": {
"@id": "#identity"
},
"copyrightHolder": {
"@id": "#identity"
},
"copyrightYear": "2022",
"creator": {
"@id": "#creator"
},
"dateModified": "2025-05-16T16:56:42-04:00",
"datePublished": "2022-03-22T17:41:00-04:00",
"description": "Vera is working to end overcriminalization and eliminate vast racial disparities in our criminal legal system.",
"headline": "Criminalization & Racial Disparities",
"image": {
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"name": "Criminalization & Racial Disparities",
"publisher": {
"@id": "#creator"
},
"url": "https://www.vera.org/ending-mass-incarceration/criminalization-racial-disparities"
},
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},
"logo": {
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"width": "183"
},
"priceRange": "$"
},
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"logo": {
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},
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"url": "https://thebrandindustry.com"
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"description": "Breadcrumbs list",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/",
"name": "Home",
"position": 1
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/ending-mass-incarceration",
"name": "Ending Mass Incarceration",
"position": 2
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
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/ending-mass-incarceration/reducing-incarceration/
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"copyrightHolder": {
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},
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"creator": {
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"dateModified": "2025-05-16T17:44:18-04:00",
"datePublished": "2022-03-22T18:24:00-04:00",
"description": "Vera is committed to drastically reducing the use of jails and prisons and eliminating racial disparities in our criminal legal system.",
"headline": "Reducing Incarceration",
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},
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},
{
"@id": "#identity",
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"image": {
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"width": "365"
},
"logo": {
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"width": "183"
},
"priceRange": "$"
},
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"name": "The Brand Industry",
"priceRange": "$",
"url": "https://thebrandindustry.com"
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{
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"description": "Breadcrumbs list",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/",
"name": "Home",
"position": 1
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/ending-mass-incarceration",
"name": "Ending Mass Incarceration",
"position": 2
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"item": "https://www.vera.org/ending-mass-incarceration/reducing-incarceration",
"name": "Reducing Incarceration",
"position": 3
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}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
0Review mentions (all pages)
13External proof links (all pages)
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 0 | 3 |
| /news-and-stories/ | 0 | 2 |
| /ending-mass-incarceration/criminalization-racial-disparities/ | 0 | 4 |
| /ending-mass-incarceration/reducing-incarceration/ | 0 | 4 |
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Analysis Disclosure & Source Attribution
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Vera Institute of Justice, captured on May 26, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
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