Join Justice Forward Virginia, NACDL, and VACDL for our Justice Reform Lobby Day and Defenders’ Day of Action on January 18, 2019 at the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, VA.
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Justice Forward Virginia is once again partnering with NACDL and VACDL for its annual lobby day on January 18, 2019 in Richmond, VA.
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Criminal law can be complicated for non-lawyers, and opponents of reform are attempting to make meaningless “reforms” look like actual progress. They’re hoping that voters won’t be able to tell the difference. We’re betting that they will—because we are committed to making it so.
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Join Justice Forward Virginia, the Arlington Criminal Defense Lawyers (ACDL), Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (VACDL), and Delegates Marcus Simon and Alfonso Lopez on Dec. 12, 2018 for a Bail Reform Happy Hour at Clare and Dons Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA.
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Looking for more information about justice reform initiatives in Virginia in 2018-19? Look no further than our “Justice Reform ‘To-Do’ List,” now available as an updated PDF.
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Although 2017-18 was a banner year for justice reform in Virginia, 2018-19 promises to be even better. Help us formulate our justice reform “to do” list by weighing in on the issues you believe to be most critical.
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Save the date! Justice Forward Virginia is throwing a Justice Reform Kickoff Party on Monday, October 29, 2018, in Fairfax, VA. We’ll be discussing JFV’s legislative priorities for the upcoming legislative session, as well as involvement in the 2019 local prosecutor elections. Stay tuned for more details.
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Significant progress was made as to both of Justice Forward’s 2018 reform priorities -- raising the felony larceny threshold and expanding Virginia’s criminal discovery rules.
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Although JFV had pushed for an increase to $1500, the change nonetheless represents a major step forward for the Commonwealth, which is slowly pulling itself out of the dark ages of criminal justice.
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Virginia and Alabama are the only states that so thoroughly deny defendants these critical due process protections. We're committed to changing that.
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Do you believe a fair trial is impossible without access to police reports? Should persons charged with crimes know whose testimony will be used to try to convict them? If you answered “yes” to both of those questions, now is the time to make your voice heard.
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On Oct. 10, JFV co-hosted Activism for Busy People, a training event for persons interested in lobbying the Virginia legislature for justice reform.
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We must work together to uphold the right to counsel. That’s something on which we can all agree.
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Don't you want to be one of the passionate few who help the most disadvantaged Virginians finally receive Due Process? Then you need training!
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Jennifer's commitment to changing the Commonwealth for the better -- and her unique experience in the criminal justice realm -- position her as an ideal candidate to help us achieve real, meaningful justice reform. We are proud to endorse and support Jennifer Carroll-Foy for delegate.
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Arcane criminal discovery rules are why prosecutors can use the simple matter of truth, and their power over it, as leverage to coerce defendants, influence guilty pleas and secure unfair prison sentences. The Commonwealth should not be permitted to play games with the truth, and it’s high time we do something about it.
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Part of the challenge of changing the criminal justice system for the better is that, by and large, people have no idea what meaningful reform really looks like.
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Passionate about criminal justice reform? Justice Forward Virginia has the event for you! On Tues., Sept. 19, 2017 from 5-7pm join JFV for its third Justice Reform Happy Hour at French Quarter Brasserie in Old Town Fairfax City.
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Justice Forward Virginia is happy to announce another Justice Reform Happy Hour on September 19, 2017 from 5-7pm in the City of Fairfax.
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If this sounds like the Inquisition, or a Kafka novel, I assure you it's not, although the results are often strikingly similar. Innocent people are convicted, sent to prison, and even condemned to death, all because of arcane rules that prevent them from accessing information necessary to prepare a defense.
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