We are saddened beyond words that Gov. Terry McAuliffe has chosen to allow the execution of William Morva, a mentally ill man, despite strong appeals for clemency from state, national and international mental health and human rights advocates.

The ACLU-VA and advocacy partners met with members of Gov. Terry McAuliffe's cabinet to discuss evidence-based reform measures, in an effort to drastically reduce the use of this inhumane practice.

The ACLU of Virginia is seeking relief in the courts for a man who was unlawfully jailed for two-and-a-half months beyond what his court sentences required.

On April 13, ACLU-VA Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga sent a letter to Gov. Terry McAuliffe asking him to veto companion bills HB1856 and SB1285, which would require courts to put people ordered to pay restitution on indefinite probation and codify wealth-based discrimination in Virginia

The ACLU of Virginia is urging Gov. Terry McAuliffe to veto two bills approved by the 2017 General Assembly that would hurt free speech rights, and two that would allow LGBT discrimination.