Posts Tagged Criminal Justice
Youngkin gets mixed reviews on final criminal justice reform actions of 2024 session
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 10, 2024
Governor Glenn Youngkin ran on a law and order platform. And while that may have put most criminal justice reform efforts on the chopping block, advocates and elected officials were surprised by what survived his veto pen. Brad Kutner has more.
Youngkin’s latest vetoes limit police recruitment, strike at criminal justice reform
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 21, 2024
Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed just under two dozen bills earlier this week, many of them related to criminal justice reforms. Brad Kutner has more details on one effort that police chiefs said would have increased both the ranks and quality of officers in diverse parts of the state.
A bill to raise mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes has been killed in the Virginia Senate
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 29, 2024
Democrats are rejecting an effort to increase new mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes. Michael Pope reports.
State lawmakers will consider a bill in 2024 that would make prison calls free
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 1, 2023
Criminal justice will be a major topic of discussion when lawmakers return to the Capitol next month. Michael Pope tells us about a bill that would allow people who are incarcerated to make free telephone calls and emails.
New report: Black people are disproportionately incarcerated in Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 4, 2023
Virginia’s prison population has racial disparities according to a new report. Michael Pope has details.
New report: Virginia’s prison population is growing older
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 3, 2023
The population of people incarcerated in Virginia is getting older. Michael Pope is taking a look at the data.
You can find the report here.
New report: Virginia needs to end “civil commitment”
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 22, 2023
A new report calls attention to Virginia’s practice of incarcerating people even after their sentence has been completed. Michael Pope explains.
Data Appears to Show Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Uncategorized, Virginia's News on July 5, 2021
Data released by the Virginia State Police shows a wide disparity in the rate at which Black drivers are involved in traffic stops when compared to their share of Virginia’s population, while data analysts with VSP and the Department of Criminal Justice Services say there may be other benchmarks to compare the data with. Jahd Khalil reports.
Report: OSIG investigation not thorough, investigator biased
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 15, 2021
Although no one interfered with an Office of the State Inspector General investigation of the Virginia Parole Board, its lead investigator on a contentious parole decision displayed bias and OSIG’s investigation was not adequately thorough, a law firm tasked with looking into OSIG’s investigation said in a report Monday. Jahd Khalil has details.
Parole Board Controversy Will Get Independent Investigation
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 8, 2021
Legislators approved a budget amendment funding an independent investigation into the Office of the State Inspector General Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers said the investigation’s scope sidestepped critical issues. Jahd Khalil reports.
Defund the Police? One Suggestion is to Work Towards Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on June 23, 2020
Calls to defund the police are echoing across the country, but where should the money go? Cat Modlin-Jackson has this report about what it will take to dismantle the school to prison pipeline.
What Criminal Justice Reforms Passed Out of the General Assembly This Year?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 10, 2020
Democrats arrived in Richmond for the General Assembly session this year with a long list of agenda items for criminal justice reform. But, many of the more sweeping changes were scuttled. Michael Pope reports.
Data Shows Racial Disparity in Richmond Policing
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 12, 2019
Credit: Wikimedia
Black residents in Richmond are more likely to be stopped by police than white residents. That’s according to data the police department has handed over to a grassroots group pushing for more police accountability. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
Lawmakers Take Up Call to End Cash Bail Bonds
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 8, 2018
Credit: Roy Luck / Flickr
Richmond is taking steps to end its cash bail system, and now some state lawmakers are pushing for similar changes in other parts of the state. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
A Bipartisan Deal to Reform Virginia’s Criminal Justice System Has Been Struck
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 8, 2018
Governor Ralph Northam, front, waves during his first State of the Commonwealth address. Northam and Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox, behind Northam, have reached a compromise to reform Virginia’s criminal justice system. (Credit: AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Republicans and Democrats at the Capitol are striking a deal that will make significant changes to the criminal justice system in Virginia. Michael Pope is at the Capitol with the latest.
As Obama Commutes Drug Sentences, Virginia Inmates Targeted
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 28, 2016
The Eastern District includes Alexandria, Richmond and Norfolk (Credit: U.S. Department of Justice)
As the Obama administration draws to a close, officials at the Justice Department are busy commuting sentences of people convicted for drug offenses, especially crack cocaine. And, as Michael Pope reports, nowhere in the country has sentences for crack dealers as long as the Eastern District of Virginia.
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