Press Releases

ACLU-VA Urges Virginia Prisons, Jails and Detention Centers to Protect People from COVID-19

The ACLU of Virginia sent letters to correctional facilities and detention centers across the Commonwealth urging these agencies' leadership to implement without delay evidence-based and proactive plans for the prevention and management of COVID-19.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU-VA Joins Virginia Pretrial Justice Coalition to Call for More Transparency Surrounding Pretrial and Bail Practices

The ACLU of Virginia, as part of the Virginia Pretrial Justice Coalition, sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary and House Courts of Justice Committees to express our concerns surrounding Virginia's pretrial and bail practices and call for more transparency.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform