Stories

MJT: Ban-The-Box (Felony) Employment Application
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The MJT will advocate for other Virginia governments and private businesses to “Ban the Box” and reduce barriers that prevent our community members from finding work.
MJT: Restoration of Rights in Virginia
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The MJT will elaborate on the plan’s details, and assist those who wish to restore their rights.
Goliath is telecom, Will David Be Ms. Wright?
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It’s a cliffhanger. For a decades now, prisoner families have dug deep into their pocketbooks, sometimes putting themselves deep in debt to talk to their loved ones languishing in prisons. Keeping the kids in touch with Mom or Dad was worth the sacrifice. That’s in large part because it’s an easy way for them to […]
Chicago Tribune: Quinn Made Right Call on Closing State Facilities, Rauner’s Wrong
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Governor Quinn made tough choices about closing facilities -- like prisons From the Chicago Tribune: Editorial: Who is the Compassionate Conservative here?
A Challenge
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We know that Nation Inside is a tool to carry our message and your message far beyond what could ever be done on our own! We challenge you to use it too…. Its really quite easy … it connects us to work as one for the nation of men and women incarcerated… until the prison nation inside no longer exists.
Press Release: Mobile Justice Tour (MJT)
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Civil Rights Groups Launch "Mobile Justice Tour" To Bring Advocacy, Awareness and Assistance on Voting Rights Restoration, Ban-the-Box and Successful Prisoner Re-entry Across Virginia - Join Us!
Betty Yu
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Betty shares stories and issues facing youth in NYC.
My family can’t afford the calls
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A mother in Virginia lays out the case for affordable prison phone calls.
VDOC Speaks in favor of Wright Petiton
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Virginia's Director of Corrections, Harold Clark, submitted a comment to the Federal Communications Commission in favor of the reduction in commissions and/or charges related to prison phone calls.
Educate Not Just Incarcerate
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Just saying "NO" is not the answer... Arkansas CURE Says “YES” to rehabilitation for those who have erred