“Under Virginia’s [discovery] rules, the chances of further miscarriages of justice are too great.”
Our Issues
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Justice Forward Virginia PAC supports comprehensive reform to Virginia's justice system; a list of reform priorities is below. Included among them are two -- the larceny threshold and discovery reform -- which serve as a helpful primer to the political obstacles impeding reform.
Reform Priorities
- Discovery reform
- Raising the larceny threshold
- Overhauling drug policy, including marijuana policy
- Increasing funding for indigent defense
- Reform jury sentencing
- Broaden availability of post-conviction relief
- End the death penalty
- Expand alternatives to incarceration, including mental health and substance abuse treatment
- Eliminate administrative license suspensions
Links
- ACLU of Virginia
- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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