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Today, Gov. Northam announced an amendment to the enrolled budget that will eliminate the suspension of driving privileges for nonpayment of court fines and costs.
In response to complaint regarding the Buckingham Correctional Center's denial of visiting privileges to menstruating individuals, the ACLU of Virginia urged the BCC to stop implementing this discriminatory ban and reinstate visiting privileges for menstruating visitors.
The ACLU of Virginia asked Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam to amend Senate Bill 1772 (Saslaw) regarding the critical problem of shackling pregnant prisoners. "Placing restraints on a pregnant inmate is inhumane and should never be an option," stated the letter.
On March 4, the ACLU of Virginia sent Governor Ralph Northam a letter asking him to take action on legislation pending at his desk that would protect or expand the right to vote.
We urged Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to show his commitment to racial equity by taking action immediately to remove the Lee monument, a towering racist symbol in the city of Richmond.
