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Fighting for Justice From the Holler to the Hood
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We have put a photo essay below that covers travels from the holler to the hood in Virginia -- and our prison nation.
ACTION – BILL TO BE HEARD THIS WEDNESDAY
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SB796 will be heard this Wednesday. With your support we can move it forward.
Call-in Action
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We need as many people as possible to make calls this week.
This Week’s Action
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With your support the Community Restoration Campaign is rolling forward and now has a bill, SB796, in front of the Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee.
Community Restoration Advocacy Day
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Amazing news! We have had several legislators sign on to support the Earned Second Chance Provision. Because of your support the Earned Second Chance Provision is moving forward in Virginia. Now we need to keep up the pressure.
Horror and Disgust by Jerome Paine
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A poem by Jerome Paine at Red Onion State prison in Wise County, Virginia.
Introduction to prison rights advocate
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This video is an introduction of the work that I am doing in the Virginia Prison system to expose the systemic abuse of inmates at Wallens Ridge , Red Onion and Keen Mountain.
Elsie Gray Speaks Out
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Keeping in Touch
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A caller from the United States Social Forum talks about the importance of keeping in touch with those in prison.