By Graham Moomaw VM – The last three Virginia governors — a Republican and two…
Category: Crime and courts
Commish recommends eliminating all mandatory minimum sentences
By Ned Oliver VM – Members of the Virginia Crime Commission voted overwhelmingly this week…
On COVID-19 spike in prisons: ‘Nobody really cares’
CNS – Prisons are divided into “zones” to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Inmates…
Va. lawmakers focus on racial equity in marijuana legalization debate
By Ned Oliver (VM) – Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said it wasn’t just a pungent…
AG participates in “Legalize It: The Path To Cannabis Equity”
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring this week participated in “Legalize It: The Path to…
Judge rules cash bond unconstitutional
By Ned Oliver (VM) – A circuit court judge in Fairfax appears to be the…
Prisoners could be released early under new program
By Ned Oliver (VM) – State prison officials estimate that more than 14,000 inmates in…
‘Threat to health care and civil rights’ Barrett confirmed
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA) – Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative judge with a stated…
COVID outbreak widens at Baskerville prison
By Susan Kyte (SoVaNow) – A renewed virus outbreak at Baskerville Correctional Center has driven…
VADOC, VDH, CDC work to manage COVID-19 outbreak at Deerfield
Weekly testing of infirmary and assisted living staff began in response to a recently added VDH testing requirement for nursing homes.
