Coalition's 2020 Legislative Priorities

Criminal Justice Reform

VGC Priority legislation All VGC Priority Legislation

The Coalition supports these bills. Please contact your reps to let them know if you do, too!
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Signed Signed by Governor.
Enrolled Sent to the Governor, but not yet signed.
Passed Passed House or Senate.
Comm In Committee. Hover to see committee name. Click to see members.
Read1/2/3 Read in chamber.
Reported Approved by Comm.
Recommends Recommended by Subcommittee.
Left Left in committee.
Incorp Incorporated into another bill.
PBI. Passed by Indefinitely.
Stricken Bill withdrawn.
  Defeated.
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Resources

Justice Forward Virginia Summary of Supported Legislation

Virginia Interfaith Center List of Criminal Justice resources

Prison Justice Reform Rally video, https://wtvr.com/, Jan 11, 2020.

State-wide orgs

Justice Forward Virginia Promotes criminal justice reform in Virginia through strategic involvement in elections.

Rise for Youth Nonpartisan campaign committed to dismantling the youth prison model by promoting the creation of community-based alternatives to youth incarceration. Our work centers the voices of impacted youth and communities and challenges racial injustice in Virginia.

New Virginia Majority
Org fights to: Raise the felony larceny threshold, Address mental health and substance abuse in the incarcerated population, Hold law enforcement accountable.

VA Cure
Supporting a safe, peaceful Virginia for all citizens by meeting public safety responsibilities for restoration of crime victims, the offenders, the affected families, and the community at large.

Virginia Prison Justice Network
VA chapter of national Gun Violence Prevention group.

National orgs

ACLU
The ACLU is committed to challenging the "school-to-prison pipeline"...

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
Working to reform the criminal justice and immigration enforcement systems so they operate fairly and equitably

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