At the end of a long, extremely difficult year, Lee Lynch tries to find the silver linings to the many clouds that hung over us all in 2020. The year 2020 wasn’t a total bust, except for the hundreds of thousands of Americans who should not have died or have been...
The Psychological Cost of RCJC Quarantine
In the Richmond City Jail, COVID safety protocols look a lot like torture. If anyone doubts how little the City of Richmond values the emotional well-being of incarcerated people, they should look no further than the Richmond City Jail's harsh (and unacknowledged)...
Karen Pence’s Anti-LGBTQ School Got $725K in COVID Bailout Funds
The school is out front with its anti-LGBTQ politics, yet that didn't stop Trump's administration from offering them nearly three-quarters of a million dollars through the Paycheck Protection Program. The Immanuel Christian private school in Springfield, Virginia bans...
Bakeries Overcome Challenges to Sell Sweet Treats
The ongoing pandemic has done a lot to make life difficult for local businesses, but Richmond's bakeries are rising to the challenge to deliver tasty treats for the holidays and beyond. Local bakeries are rising to meet obstacles and setbacks produced by the...
In Local and Regional Jails, a Patchwork Response to COVID-19
State and local efforts to keep COVID out of jails have been hobbled by poor oversight and unambitious policy, advocates say. At the time the Governor announced his early release plan, Letiesha Gordon’s son, Dayon Jones, was serving the final months of a non-violent...
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