Criminal Legal System
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Expungement
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: EXPUNGEMENT Criminal records deny people access to safe and stable housing, dependable employment, and mobility granted by an education. In turn, people… Read More
Presumptions Against Bail
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: PRESUMPTIONS AGAINST BAIL In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly repealed the harmful system of presuming that someone should be detained based on… Read More
Pretrial Justice
cRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: PRETRIAL JUSTICE On any given night, Virginia jails hold over 28,000 people, roughly 1 in 200 Virginians between the ages of 15… Read More
Criminal Legal System
Criminal Legal System We advocate alongside those impacted by the criminal legal system against the harms of policing, incarceration, and the courts Our team works… Read More
General Assembly Update – End of Session
Saturday, February 25th, marked what is known as “Sine Die” at the Virginia General Assembly, the final day of the 2023 regular session. Thousands… Read More
Crossover Update – Legislative Session 2023
In the first half of the 2023 General Assembly session, LAJC staff have advocated, testified, and supported the testimony of community members in favor… Read More
Virginia’s 2023 Legislative Session Starts!
January 11, 2023, marks the start of the Virginia General Assembly legislative session and LAJC is ready. Our teams have worked with community groups… Read More
The Fight to Prevent Presumptions Against Bail
When the Governor recently introduced a budget amendment that would reinstate presumptions against bail, we fought back. The Pretrial Justice Coalition (which LAJC is… Read More
Veto Session Update – 2022 Legislative Session
Every legislative session in Virginia culminates in a brief “Reconvene” or “Veto” session where the General Assembly considers any vetoes or amendments from the… Read More
Anna Kurien
Anna Kurien worked for over a decade as a Public Defender in Atlanta where she represented poor people charged with felonies at trial and on… Read More
