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Sep 26, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Leslie L. Puryear v. Dotson and Bailey

The ACLU of Virginia and Relman Colfax PLLC filed a new case challenging Virginia Department of Correction's (VADOC) refusal to award expanded sentence credits to people with certain convictions, unlawfully extending their incarceration. This is one of several cases that the ACLU of Virginia is filing to ensure the earned sentence credit program is properly applied to those who are eligible.
Court Case
Sep 25, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Jose Isais Garcia Vasquez v. Dotson and Darden

The ACLU of Virginia filed a case challenging Virginia Department of Correction's (VADOC) refusal to award expanded sentence credits to people with certain convictions, unlawfully extending their incarceration.
Court Case
Oct 17, 2022
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Steven Prease v. Clarke and White

The ACLU of Virginia filed Prease v. Clarke in the Virginia Supreme Court, challenging the continued incarceration of Steven Prease and demanding his immediate release from Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) custody.
Court Case
Sep 26, 2023
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Court Case
Sep 26, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Leslie L. Puryear v. Dotson and Bailey

The ACLU of Virginia and Relman Colfax PLLC filed a new case challenging Virginia Department of Correction's (VADOC) refusal to award expanded sentence credits to people with certain convictions, unlawfully extending their incarceration. This is one of several cases that the ACLU of Virginia is filing to ensure the earned sentence credit program is properly applied to those who are eligible.
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Court Case
Sep 25, 2023
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Court Case
Sep 25, 2023
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Jose Isais Garcia Vasquez v. Dotson and Darden

The ACLU of Virginia filed a case challenging Virginia Department of Correction's (VADOC) refusal to award expanded sentence credits to people with certain convictions, unlawfully extending their incarceration.
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Court Case
Oct 17, 2022
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Court Case
Oct 17, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Steven Prease v. Clarke and White

The ACLU of Virginia filed Prease v. Clarke in the Virginia Supreme Court, challenging the continued incarceration of Steven Prease and demanding his immediate release from Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) custody.
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