Justice Forward VA
@JusticeFwdVa
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Promoting criminal justice reform in Virginia by drafting & lobbying for humane, evidence-informed legislation, and educating & mobilizing advocates for action.
Virginia, USA
Joined April 2017
Hundreds of Black Americans have been killed after being pulled over by the police. And traffic stops are the most common reason for people to have contact with an officer. The Problem With Pretextual Policing, our full length short film here: https://t.co/5cd89kBOpI
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SUFFOLK: For the first time in VA’s history people will be able to seal their criminal convictions. Join Justice Forward Virginia Foundation, @nolefturnsinc, and @VAOrganizing at Morgan Memorial Library—Nov. 24th at 6PM—for a criminal records expungement & sealing info session.
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Senator @BarbaraFavola is an exemplary leader, who has dedicated her career in public service to improving lives across Virginia. Today, I was honored to share her strong legislative record as she was presented the William L. Winston Award by the Arlington County Bar Foundation.
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One of the most damning but underreported stories about American policing is how misconduct & violence is routinely ignored &/or rewarded. Police just don’t get fired. They keep their jobs, they get promoted, or worst case get transferred to other police departments.
This officer pulled this guy over for speeding and now tried to pepper spray him because he said the guy was not cooperating with him.This officer tried to spray him,but was out of pepper spray because he has a history of spraying people with it all the time for no good reason!
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Only 16 of over 600 detained by ICE in Chicago area have criminal histories, records show.
cbsnews.com
The Trump administration has released the names of more than 600 people detained by immigration agents, and whose arrests might have violated a court order, and only 16 of them have been identified...
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Got lunch plans Friday? Join the Power Lunch Podcast to chat with our Exec. Director @rpogge, Michael Soyfer @IJ, & special guest @equalityAlec! Friday’s episode focuses on the rise of mass surveillance and its growing threat to justice—12PM. Register: https://t.co/t2ny7HchtG
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Well we did elect a venture capital governor four years ago. VC loves Big Tech, Big Defense, and buying up housing so no one else can afford it. Why not repay some favors on your way out the door, GY.
Virginia's giving $1,200,000 to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit's US subsidiary which manufactures night vision tech in Roanoke, +$300k for a performance based grant. Elbit produces drones it calls "the primary platform of the IDF in counter-terror" ops
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The U.S. prison labor system has deep historical roots. After the Civil War, states criminalized Black people through "vagrancy laws" and sent them into forced labor through convict leasing. Historian Robert Chase explains: https://t.co/Qsd35QXgbI
boltsmag.org
A historian answers Bolts readers’ questions on the deep roots of forced labor in U.S. prisons, how it operates today, and efforts to challenge it.
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Got lunch plans Friday? Join the Power Lunch Podcast to chat with our Exec. Director @rpogge, Michael Soyfer @IJ, & special guest @equalityAlec! Friday’s episode focuses on the rise of mass surveillance and its growing threat to justice—12PM. Register: https://t.co/t2ny7HchtG
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New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling https://t.co/Bj17BruV9x
404media.co
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
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On this day in 1831, an enslaved Black man named Nat Turner was hanged in Jerusalem, Virginia, after being convicted of leading a revolt against slavery. https://t.co/AgxKhCMSVJ
calendar.eji.org
On this day, Nat Turner was hanged and hundreds of Black people were killed by white mobs angry about a revolt.
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Marlin has yet to be released from Virginia DOC💔 His last #VaJUVENILEparole denial was this year, making it the fourth denial. He was 15 then. Today: 45 & mature, a mentor, no new charges, no recent infractions…”a model inmate” something is wrong 🗣
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Imagine getting a 67% funding hike and begging for more “The budget for Virginia State Police has grown significantly in the past several years. In 2020, the agency received $374 million in general funds. This year, it has budgeted around $557 million.” https://t.co/xBdTBEgaCx
richmond.com
Soaring overtime and rising costs will make this year a lean one for Virginia State Police, according to an email sent by the agency’s chief executive.
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On this day in 1889, a white mob abducted 18-year-old Orion “Owen” Anderson from jail in Leesburg, Virginia, and lynched him for allegedly frightening a white girl. https://t.co/0lv4Cwigmw
calendar.eji.org
On this day, a young Black man was lynched for allegedly frightening a white girl in Leesburg, Virginia.
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"Zyahna Bryant, who led the charge to bring down Charlottesville's Confederate monuments as a teenager, now prepares to help lead the city's school division." https://t.co/fcPhIZ2N6A
dailyprogress.com
Zyahna Bryant, who led the charge to bring down Charlottesville's Confederate monuments as a teenager, now prepares to help lead the city's school division.
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The DC grand jury refusing to indict on a felony and the petit jury finding him not guilty is a great example of why people in power have tried so hard for so many decades to prevent cases from getting to juries. It's one of the most important, basic forms of democracy.
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There’s tremendous opportunity to restore justice to our communities and courthouses over the next 4 years, and the crowd at Justice Reform Happy Hour knew it and they love it! We’re so grateful to @HopeforVirginia, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti and @SalimVASenate for joining us! #VALeg
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We’re good 😎
Good luck, Virginia.
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We’re rallying support for criminal justice reform. Join us for a FREE TACO BAR & MARGARITAS Wednesday, November 5th from 6-8PM in Falls Church, VA. We’re honored to have special guests CA Parisa Deghani-Tafti and Delegate @HopeforVirginia! https://t.co/N2P8EKLBkl
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Thousands of cities allowed cops to run racists searches through their Flock Safety license plate reader databases.
eff.org
More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license
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We’re rallying support for criminal justice reform. Join us for a FREE TACO BAR & MARGARITAS Wednesday, November 5th from 6-8PM in Falls Church, VA. We’re honored to have special guests CA Parisa Deghani-Tafti and Delegate @HopeforVirginia! https://t.co/N2P8EKLBkl
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