In the wake of the General Assembly's decriminalization of marijuana, which took effect July 1, this law would, according to activists, help decrease the over-policing of Black and brown Virginians. The state Senate approved a bill Friday that would prohibit search...
ACLU Urges Release Of Some Nonviolent Offenders To Combat Coronavirus Spread
Once COVID-19 hits the corrections system, it spreads quickly. The ACLU wants Virginia to do whatever they can to prevent this from happening -- even if it means early release for some currently incarcerated. As the coronavirus hits correctional facilities, the ACLU...
Prison Reform Advocates Call for Change to Solitary Confinement in Virginia
David Smith doesn’t cut the figure of a man who’s been to prison, let alone one who spent more than a year in solitary confinement. Dressed in a button-up white shirt, with tan khakis and a blue blazer, the impression Smith gives is more of a white collar worker. This...
ACLU of VA Raises Free Speech Questions About Monroe Park Plan
Richmond City officials have declined to comment on concerns raised last week by the ACLU of Virginia about free speech protections in a Monroe Park controlled by a private nonprofit. Richmond City officials have declined to comment on concerns raised last week by the...
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