If you are a POC, Republicans Want You to Go To Jail.

Here’s proof

Republicans made Virginia one of the hardest states in the union to get out of jail:
  • Overreliance on incarceration
  • Long mandatory minimum sentences
  • No mental health services in prisons
  • No justice for African Americans

And that's only 4 of many roadblocks Republicans put in your way!

Want to know more information about the out of kilter justice system in Virginia?

Local Majority Investigative Reports

Related Web Resources

  • Vera Institute of Justice

    Vera’s Center on Youth Justice (CYJ) works with policymakers and practitioners who want juvenile justice to be rooted in the community, more effective, and smaller in scale, touching the lives of fewer children. Vera Institute

  • Just Leadership USA

    JLUSA advocates for fair and effective criminal and juvenile justice policies. JLUSA

  • The Sentencing Project

    The Sentencing Project has worked for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system for 30 years. Sentencing Project

  • Pew Charitable Trust

    Pew Public Safety Performance Project works with states to advance data-driven, fiscally sound policies and practices in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Pew