Join us on July 15 at 6:30 for Part II of our ongoing series when experienced Virginia criminal defense attorneys will drill down on pretextual policing, and will also discuss some of the popular police reforms that do NOT work.
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Thankfully, Virginia lawmakers have a second chance in 2020 to make good on campaign promises to make meaningful changes to our criminal justice system. Leaders of both chambers of the General Assembly have confirmed that fundamental reforms simply cannot wait.
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With police reform in the spotlight, there have been dozens of criminal justice reform events recently. Unfortunately, too few of them help laypeople understand the issues the way advocates do. We’re here to help! Join JFV, Sen. Scott Surovell and Del. Don Scott on July 7.
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Do you have expertise in Virginia criminal law, police reform, or criminal justice reform? Do you have graphic design skills to help attract attention to our important cause? We need your help!
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“Defunding the police” is much less controversial than the term would suggest. It simply means reducing the role police and prisons serve in society while expanding services that make communities healthier, safer and more equitable. It is a recognition that the traditional model of arrest, prosecution and incarceration simply isn’t working, and that comprehensive reforms to our justice system are imperative.
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Public health experts unanimously warn of the potential for jails and prisons to serve as COVID-19 amplifiers and incubators, and the immense risk that entails for correctional employees, detainees, and the general public. Unfortunately, Virginia isn’t doing nearly enough to mitigate these risks.
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Join Justice Forward on Dec. 11, 2019 for our NoVa Criminal Justice Reform Pep Rally, at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA.
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There’s no skipping steps when it comes to the legal system. Virginia must start by fixing some of its low-level problems — this is Criminal Justice Reform 101.
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More and more as election day approaches, Wittmann seems to be laying bare her true feelings about the people she prosecutes and those entrusted with the obligation to represent them, in a manner that calls into question her fitness for the office she seeks.
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Commonwealth’s Attorneys are the most powerful individuals in your local justice system. Learn who we support and why in the upcoming prosecutor elections in Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Albemarle and Chesterfield.
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Join Justice Forward Virginia on Aug. 21 for its 2019 Summer Social with Special Guests Buta Biberaj (candidate for Commonwealth’s Attorney), Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall, and Delegate Wendy Gooditis.
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“In recognition of Second Chance Month, it is timely to reflect on our past work and commit to future criminal justice reform initiatives as we work toward a safer and more equitable Virginia.”
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We’re supporting Jess Foster for Delegate in Virginia’s 88th District because of her commitment to criminal justice reform and her first-hand experience fighting on the frontlines of juvenile and criminal defense.
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Leaders in civil rights and criminal justice reform joined over 80 attendees, supporting JFV’s efforts to expand, unify and mobilize a community of advocates and inspire them to action.
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On May 8, 2019, join Justice Forward, VACDL, Sen. Jennifer McClellan, Scott Miles and others for a Justice Reform Kickoff Party, kicking off criminal justice advocacy efforts in central Virginia in 2019-20.
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Elected chief prosecutors are the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system, at both a local and a legislative level. In Virginia we call them “Commonwealth’s Attorneys,” and many of them are up for reelection in 2019. Learn why your vote is important, and why the Commonwealth may need a change.
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On January 18, 2019, fifty volunteer lobbyists braved the cold, wintry weather and a very early start to push for justice reform in the offices of the Virginia General Assembly.
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On Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, a committee of the Virginia Senate will consider a bill that dramatically diminishes due process, the oath to tell the whole truth, and a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. We need your help to defeat this bill and prevent “trial by affidavit.”
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