Senator Boysko Visits Virginia Prisons: “They give them $2.20 per inmate per day. My cat food…
I had the chance last week to sit down with Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-33), and talk about her…
Tag: Prisons
Delegate Patrick A. Hope Joins Prison Reform Advocates on Need for Independent Oversight of…
From Del. Patrick Hope: Delegate Patrick A. Hope Joins Prison Reform Advocates on Need for…
Senators Warner and Kaine, Rep. Donald McEachin Demand Response From Bureau of Prisons re: Worsening…
From Sen. Mark Warner's office: MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DEMAND RESPONSE FROM BUREAU OF PRISONS …
Virginia Is At a Flashpoint in History; Time to Tackle Policing and Prison Reform
by Cindy I know everyone has a lot going on, and it’s hard to attend every Zoom and every event.…
Governor Northam Calls for Increased COVID-19 Testing in Two Federally-Run Detention Facilities
From Gov. Ralph Northam's office: Governor Northam Calls for Increased COVID-19 Testing in…
My Time in Jail–Registering Voters!
Edited with permission from a post on the Liberal Women of Chesterfield County Facebook page -…
Cruel and Unusual Punishment? 110+ Degree Heat Indexes and No A/C in Virginia Prisons
by Cindy Burkeville, Virginia. An excessive heat warning is in effect, as heat indexes climbed to…
Sunday News: Apollo 11 on Washington Monument; “The G.O.P. Is Now a Personality Cult”;…
by Lowell Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for…
Delegate Kaye Kory and Friends of Guest House Host Emotional Discussion of Female Inmates and…
by Cindy; Originally posted at VAPLAN Over the last couple years, the Virginia Department of…
Despite Department of Corrections Memo, Menstruating Visitors at Virginia Prisons Continue to Face…
by Holly Seibold On September 20th, 2018, the Virginia Department of Corrections issued this memo…
