Hoping to protect at-risk youth from coronavirus, youth advocacy organization RISE For Youth is calling for the release of juveniles currently incarcerated in Virginia for non-violent offenses. During the COVID-19 pandemic the focus for many of us is on the health and...
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...
Data Shows That Virginia Denies Vast Majority of Parole Requests
In November 2019, Jen Soering and Elizabeth Haysom received parole after serving 30 years in state prison for the sensational murder of Haysom’s parents in 1985. Soering, a German national who had been given two life sentences, and Haysom, a Canadian who had been...
Fighting The System With Carole Leonard of Prison Reform Movement
*This article originally appeared in RVA Mag #35, on the streets now at all your favorite spots. Earlier this year, administrators at Nottoway Correctional Facility issued a ban on the use of tampons and menstrual cups during prison visitations. Criminal justice...
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