Mobile Justice Tour, the event re-launches on Saturday, December 14, with a focus on three key issues: civil rights restoration for citizens with felony convictions, removing questions about an applicant’s criminal background from initial employment forms, and sentencing reform to end mass incarceration in Virginia.
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By Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged
Dec 11, 2013
Dec 11, 2013
By Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged
Dec 11, 2013
Dec 11, 2013
The Mobile Justice Tour, re-launches on Saturday, December 14, with a focus on three key issues: civil rights restoration for citizens with felony convictions, removing questions about an applicant’s criminal background from initial employment forms, and sentencing reform to end mass incarceration in Virginia.
By Resource Information Help for the Disadvantaged
Dec 10, 2013
Dec 10, 2013
Hi Everyone, The MJT will be in Harrisonburg following up from our last event. Please note the Time Change to 6pm-8pm to accommodate families, friends and allies. We have so much to share with you as we continue the movement, reducing crime and reducing recidivism/re-incarceration. Help pass commonsense laws in Virginia.
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Dec 07, 2013
Dec 07, 2013
Join Us, when the Mobile Justice Tour Team comes to Danville Virginia to follow-up on justice-related issues and provide on-site direct services. Restoration of Rights Application/Filing Assistance, Ban-the-Box Employment Application Reform and Mass Incarceration. Event is Free and Open to Public
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Nov 29, 2013
Nov 29, 2013
November, 2013 the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) published their findings regarding "Virginia' justice system is expensive, ineffective and inequitable. Despite some recent small progress the areas of post-incarceration reentry, particularly felony disenfranchisement, the state continues to suffer under misguided policies and practices of the past."
By Arkansas Cure
Nov 28, 2013
Nov 28, 2013
By Decarcerate Illinois
Oct 29, 2013
Oct 29, 2013
The Schweitzer Symposium: Mass Incarceration as a Public Health Issue will take place on October 28, 2013, at 6:00pm. A diverse panel of experts will discuss inequities that place various populations at higher risk for incarceration, as well as the health inequities experienced by those within the prison system. Follow this link for the details! […]