VA: Juvenile Justice
Virginia Bill Proposes Public Health Approach to Juvenile Justice
The Virginia General Assembly has given bipartisan approval to a measure one advocate believes could lead to significant changes to the Commonwealth's…
Report: Invest COVID Funds to Close School-to-Prison Pipeline
ARLINGTON, Va. -- As a Northern Virginia school system transitions away from using police officers in schools, a new report suggests COVID stimulus …
AG's Sentencing Order a "Step Backwards" in Justice Reform?
RICHMOND, Va. – A directive from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could shift additional burdens onto Virginia's courts and prisons…
Program Keeping Juveniles Out of Detention Celebrates VA Success
RICHMOND, Va. – A program to help keep juvenile offenders out of pre-trial detention is showing big results for Virginia. The state and some …
Report Calls For Ending Youth Prisons
RICHMOND, Va. -- As Virginia considers how to reform juvenile justice, a new national report calls for taking all young offenders out of prisons…
Virginia Juveniles: Sentenced to Debtors’ Prison?
RICHMOND, Va. - Young people in Virginia's juvenile-justice system often end up jailed longer because of their inability to pay fines and court fees…
Survey: Jails Hold Ten Times As Many Mentally Ill As Hospitals
RICHMOND, Va. -- U.S. jails are overrun with mentally ill inmates and are ill-equipped to deal with the problem, according to a recent survey of …
Mentally Ill Virginians Fill Jails, Risk Dying on Street
RICHMOND, Va. – Many Virginians with mental illness end up in jail, and some are involved in deadly altercations with police. Jamycheal …
VA Among States to Cut Incarceration and Still See Crime Fall
RICHMOND, Va. – Many states, including Virginia, that have reduced their prison populations are seeing their crime rates go down, too, …
Poll Supports Juvenile Justice Reform
RICHMOND, Va. - A national survey shows strong support for the kinds of juvenile-justice reform backed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe. The governor has …
Study: Record Number of Prisoners Exonerated Last Year
RICHMOND, Va. - Across the U.S., nearly 150 prisoners were released last year when their convictions were overturned. That's a record number of …
Report: Youth Prison System Failing Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. - A new analysis of the state's youth prison system finds it to be a costly revolving door, and experts are urging Virginia …