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Dec 17, 2025
ACLU-VA to VADOC: Follow the law and give incarcerated people all of the sentence credits they earned
We are demanding the Virginia Department of Corrections comply with the law to ensure everyone in its custody receives all of the sentence credits they earned.
Dec 17, 2025
Justice-Impacted Voices: Freedom to be Paulettra
Paulettra James is married to Jerry James, who is incarcerated. She co-founded Sistas in Prison Reform to bring her husband home from prison. Here's her story.
Feb 26, 2025
ACLU-VA to VDOC: Address Ongoing Harm at Red Onion
We’re demanding Red Onion treat self-harm for what it is: a mental health crisis, NOT a disciplinary issue or a crime. Read our lawyers' demand letter to Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC).
Dec 04, 2024
Meet Your Neighbors: Sarah and Vega Moore
Holidays Behind Bars: A Marriage Divided by Prison
Nov 27, 2024
Meet Your Neighbors: Fatimah & Talib Muwahhid
“Hope never stops at all: I won’t let mine disappear.”
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