The ACLU of Virginia is the leading champion of civil liberties in the Commonwealth. We want to keep you informed about the work we do in the legislature, in the courts, and in the community. We'll also give you our take on issues affecting people in neighborhoods throughout the state.
Welcome to Virginia Needs A Second Chance, a multimedia storytelling project that seeks to change the narrative about people who are or have been incarcerated.
Welcome to Virginia Needs A Second Chance, a multimedia storytelling project that seeks to change the narrative about people who are or have been incarcerated.
See the ACLU-VA's FOIA requests to four Virginia universities. Virginians deserve answers. We won't stop fighting for Virginians' First Amendment Rights.
See the ACLU-VA's FOIA requests to four Virginia universities. Virginians deserve answers. We won't stop fighting for Virginians' First Amendment Rights.
Read the ACLU-VA's letter to the Virginia Department of Corrections demanding it honor the earned sentence credits of everyone with an eligible inchoate offense.
Read the ACLU-VA's letter to the Virginia Department of Corrections demanding it honor the earned sentence credits of everyone with an eligible inchoate offense.
“We are a community of the forgotten… the unwanted…the misunderstood. We are human beings who came together and formed bonds forged in the worst of circumstances," Mark described in a poem stirred by...
“We are a community of the forgotten… the unwanted…the misunderstood. We are human beings who came together and formed bonds forged in the worst of circumstances," Mark described in a poem stirred by...
It doesn’t make sense to incarcerate people who are no longer a threat to public safety. A Second Look law would empower and protect victims of crime, not re-traumatize them.
It doesn’t make sense to incarcerate people who are no longer a threat to public safety. A Second Look law would empower and protect victims of crime, not re-traumatize them.
