An important message from RIHD to any individual granted parole through the Fishback provision of SB 793. If this describes your situation, they would like to hear from you.
Youngkin vetoes public worker bargaining bill
House Bill 2764 and its equivalent Senate Bill 917 made it through the General Assembly and to the governor’s desk. On March 24, Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed them.
Trump, Youngkin & ICE: Hands Off Our Immigrant Communities!
The Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality strongly condemn the many executive orders issued by the Trump administration that aim to intimidate, criminalize and threaten the livelihood of immigrant communities in the United States.
Letters to the Editor: 22 Years & Counting In Prison For A Non-Murder Conviction!!
A letter from Shaka Shakur, incarcerated at Buckingham Correctional Center, regarding his case.
News U Can Use: Autumn 2024
The Autumn 2024 edition of News U Can Use has info about a free nurse hotline where you can get health advice, the new number for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, where to get free legal advice, how to get a $35 consult with an attorney, and where to get free hi-vis vests.
In Our Opinion: And now to work.
Preparing for what comes after the 2024 presidential election.
(RTD) Corrections
Editor’s Note: In our 20 years of publishing, The Virginia Defender has never once been asked to correct a fact or a quote. We’re very proud of that record. But since other publications publish corrections, we’d like to do the same – in our case, corrections to factual errors that have appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Here are our first offerings.
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