In a divided Congress, there are still some issues that can gather bipartisan support. The House Committee on the Judiciary just approved a bi-partisan task force to review federal criminal code. Even such disparate organizations as the Heritage Foundation and…
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Crime Commission 2013 meeting schedule
by bnmng • May 1, 2013
The Crime Commission 2013 meeting schedule is as follows: Tuesday, September 3rd Thursday, November 14th Monday, December 2nd All meetings will be held at 10:00 a.m. in Senate Room A. All meetings are open to the public. The Crime Commission…
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Without Reviews, Inmates Can Get Lost In U.S. Prison System
by • April 5, 2013
by LAURA SULLIVAN April 05, 2013 4:09 AM Every year 10 million people funnel in and out of America’s jails and prisons. And every year some of them get lost. Recently there have been two high-profile cases of such inmates…
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Cuccinelli creates voting rights restoration panel
by bnmng • April 4, 2013
■ 12 March 2013 | 8:46 PM Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is looking for a legal work-around to restore voting rights to certain non-violents felons after the weight Gov. Bob McDonnell and he threw behind the cause was insufficient to get…
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Richmond City Council unanimously passes ‘ban the box’ ordinance
by bnmng • April 4, 2013
Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 8:01 am, Wed Mar 27, 2013. BY ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch With the support of dozens of people who packed into Richmond’s City Council chambers Monday night, the council voted unanimously…
News, Parole, Prison Conditions
Historic, Groundbreaking ‘Congressional Research Service’ 2013 Report Recommends Increasing Good Time Credits and Reinstating Parole for Federal Offenders.
by • February 19, 2013
From Federal CURE: Alleluia! After more then twenty-five years of campaigning for federal criminal justice reforms, to reduce the federal prison population, comes an historic, groundbreaking 2013 report, from of all places the Congressional Research Service (CRS)* titled, “The Federal…
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Governor McDonnell Announces Milestone in Prisoner Re-entry Support Program
by • February 19, 2013
Press Release: 500 Identification Credentials Issued Through DMV and DOC Partnership to Help Inmates Prepare for Release – RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced a milestone in a partnership between the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the…
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HB2103, Requiring Specific Reasons for Parole Denial, Passes Both Chambers
by • February 16, 2013
HB2103, (titled “Parole Board; parole review and denial”) passed both chambers in the General Assembly. The bill, which was strongly supported by Virginia CURE, will require the parole board to provide “specific reasons” for not granting parole to an eligable…
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Rights restoration proposal fails in subcommittee
by • February 13, 2013
Despite support from Governor McDonnell, a house subcommittee killed a bill to automatically restore civil rights for non-violent felons who meet the appropriate criteria. from The Washington Post A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee has failed to act on legislation…
Innocence, News, Sentencing
Ex-Virginia executioner becomes opponent of death penalty
by • February 12, 2013
from The Washington Post “The fact that you had the entirely wrong person was a revelation to some people.” The man who would have been Washington’s executioner was one of them. Givens said the case shook his faith in the…