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2022 General Assembly Session

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2020 End-of-Session Report

The following report on our priority legislation and bills we supported shows the groundbreaking impact this session will have on Virginia, as well as the work still left to do.
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The 2020 General Assembly session convened Wednesday, Jan. 8 , 2020 for a 60-day session.
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Jan 15, 2019
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Pre-trial Justice: Restoring the Presumption of Innocence (2019)

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Dec 13, 2018
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Solitary confinement - Data collection and Reporting (2019)

The ACLU of Virginia strongly supports requiring the Virginia Department of Corrections to collect and report data on how many people are held in solitary confinement, why they were placed there, for how long, and whether they are a member of a vulnerable population.
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Nov 17, 2021
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Nov 17, 2021
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2022 General Assembly Session

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Jul 21, 2020
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Jan 08, 2020
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Jan 15, 2019
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Jan 15, 2019
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Dec 13, 2018
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Dec 13, 2018
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Solitary confinement - Data collection and Reporting (2019)

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