Virginia

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May 20, 2024

Under Glenn Youngkin, Parole in Virginia Has Nearly Vanished

May 9, 2024

“An Impossible Choice”: Virginians Asked to Waive Constitutional Rights to Get a Plea Deal

November 21, 2023

Democrats Held Off the GOP in Legislative Races This Year, Again Bucking Expectations

Daniel Nichanian,

November 8, 2023

Abortion Rights Power Democratic Wins in Kentucky and Virginia

Daniel Nichanian,

November 3, 2023

10 Local Elections This Month That Matter to Voting Rights

October 20, 2023

Bribery and Fraud Charges Loom Over a MAGA Sheriff Seeking Reelection in Virginia

Jessica Pishko,

October 17, 2023

“I Don’t Think They Care”: Virginia Is Slow-Walking the Fix to a Wrongful Voter Purge

October 3, 2023

The Five States Where Trifectas Are At Play in November

Daniel Nichanian,

August 14, 2023

In the South, Challenges to Democratic Prosecutors Headline November’s Elections

Daniel Nichanian,

June 21, 2023

Reform Prosecutors Sweep Three Northern Virginia Primaries

June 16, 2023

The Virginians Who Can’t Vote Because of Glenn Youngkin

March 28, 2023

“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting

December 14, 2022

What Off Year? Hundreds of Local Elections Will Define Criminal Justice Policy in 2023

Daniel Nichanian,

May 10, 2022

Chances for Parole Go from Bad to Worse Under Virginia’s New GOP Leadership

June 10, 2021

Norfolk Elects Prosecutor Who Says Crime Is a “Symptom of Structural Racism”

Daniel Nichanian,

March 26, 2021

The Next Virginia Governor Could Wipe Out New Voting Rights Gains

Daniel Nichanian,

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March 24, 2021

Virginia Becomes the First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg,

January 19, 2021

In 2021, Don’t Sleep on Criminal Justice Elections

Daniel Nichanian,

July 28, 2020

Eleven Prosecutors Form a Progressive Alliance in Virginia

Daniel Nichanian,

June 15, 2020

A Pro-ICE Bastion Ends Its Partnership With the Agency in Virginia

Felipe De La Hoz,

April 23, 2020

Virginia Ends Prison Gerrymandering, the Latest Chapter in a Recent Tidal Wave

Daniel Nichanian,

April 17, 2020

Virginia Takes a Big Step Against Criminalizing Poverty

Daniel Nichanian,

April 16, 2020

Virginia Makes It Easier to Vote by Mail

Daniel Nichanian,

Virginia's State Capitol

February 24, 2020

Virginia Makes All Children Eligible for Parole, a Major Shift for This Punitive State

Daniel Nichanian,

November 7, 2019

Voters Beyond Big Cities Rejected Mass Incarceration in Tuesday’s Elections

Daniel Nichanian,

October 24, 2019

“How Are You Keeping My Community Safe If You’re Stealing My Resources?”

Daniel Nichanian,

October 17, 2019

Reform Candidates Face Pushback in Virginia

Daniel Nichanian,

September 26, 2019

Elections Could Expand Voting Rights This Fall. They Will Take Place in an “Intolerable Condition.”

Daniel Nichanian,

September 18, 2019

Prosecutors Roll Out Reforms in Four States

Daniel Nichanian,

August 28, 2019

Longtime Public Defender Runs for Prosecutor to Fight “Family Separation”

Daniel Nichanian,

July 18, 2019

Will November Bring a “Wave” of Reform Prosecutors in Virginia?

Daniel Nichanian,

July 11, 2019

Prince William County Is at a Crossroads, As Powerful Local Officials Retire

Daniel Nichanian,

June 12, 2019

In Key Virginia Primaries, Winners Ran on Ending Mass Incarceration

Daniel Nichanian,

June 6, 2019

Tuesday's Elections Could Overhaul Prosecution in Northern Virginia

Daniel Nichanian,

February 22, 2019

“The Commonwealth’s Attorney Has a Very Holistic Role”: An interview with Virginia Candidate Parisa Dehghani-Tafti

Daniel Nichanian,

October 30, 2023

The Ghosts of the 2023 Elections