Criminal Legal System

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OUR WORK

Expungment

Criminal records are a significant poverty law issue

We work with families to ensure that all children receive the services and accommodations they need in school

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Special Education Pro Bono Project

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Fighting Mass Incararation

and its consequences

Fines and Fees

Fighting Criminal and traffic fines and fee systems

Police Accountability

Strengthening community power against over policing and end police misconduct

Pretrail Justice

Ending bail practices that harm low-income communities and communities of color.

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We work to end the criminalization of poverty in Virginia by exposing and addressing criminal legal system policies that target people because of poverty and race.