VA: Criminal Justice
Study: Youth incarceration is declining but challenges remain
Youth incarceration has declined significantly in Virginia and around the country since 2000, according to a new report but disparities and …
Report: Police apprenticeships can help combat officer shortages
Police departments across the U.S. have struggled with officer shortages in recent years but a new report showed how youth apprenticeship programs …
Report: Violent crime rates continue to fall from pandemic heights
Violent crime rates in major U.S. cities are continuing to fall from the heights they reached during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report …
VA can bolster higher education access for incarcerated people
Virginia advocates believe more can be done to make higher education accessible to incarcerated people. Only a handful of community colleges partner …
VA podría reforzar el acceso a enseñanza superior de personas encarceladas
Los defensores de Virginia creen que se puede hacer más para que la educación superior sea accesible para las personas encarceladas…
Report: VA, US Crime Rates See Post-Pandemic Decline
A recent report finds crime across cities in Virginia and the nation is in sharp decline. The Council for Criminal Justice report tracked crime data …
VA Group Working to Aid Domestic Violence Victims, Survivors
A Virginia group is working to ensure abusers can't use the courts to keep harming their victims. Commonly called "abusive litigation," these come …
Report: Making Longer Prison Sentences 'More Effective'
A new report outlines ways that states like Virginia could rethink long prison sentences and how to use them more sparingly. The Council on …
New Report Reviews VA Parole Board Duties, Issues
The Virginia Parole Board has issued a report that outlines its past problems and the steps it could take to rebuild public trust. The work began in 2…
Death Penalty Opponents Seek End to Federal Executions
Virginia is the only Southern state to have abolished the death penalty, and there's a new push in the new year to end it nationally as well…
Virginia Bill Proposes Public Health Approach to Juvenile Justice
The Virginia General Assembly has given bipartisan approval to a measure one advocate believes could lead to significant changes to the Commonwealth's…
Virginia Bill Would Expand Police Use of Facial-Recognition Technology
Virginia lawmakers are pursuing a bill which would allow police to use facial-recognition technology in certain cases, a year after the General …