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PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CRIMINAL INJUSTICE IN VIRGINIA – By Kevin Rashid Johnson

Sussex I State Prison – Waverly, Virginia

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PRISONERS LIVES MATTER – By Hassan Shabazz – 5.27.22 and 6.10.22

Dillwyn Correctional Center – Buckingham County, Virginia

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DUE PROCESS IN THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM – By Hassan Shabazz – 9.13.21

Dillwyn Correctional Center – Buckingham County, Virginia

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PRISON – By Brandon Seward – 7.3.21

Greensville Correctional Center – Jarratt, Virginia

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VIOLENCE– By Brandon Seward – 9.29.21

Greensville Correctional Center – Jarratt, Virginia

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