You can help Legal Aid Justice Center to influence important decisions being made at the local, regional, state and national level. Please take the time to register your opinion with the leaders who will be making important decisions directly affecting our clients.

Virginia's system of trying youth as adults is unsafe, unfair, and doesn't work. We need your help to prevent Virginia from moving backward and making it easier to try youth as adults!

Three ways for you to tell the General Assembly, "Don't throw away the key!"

COME: Join us for the hearing on Monday, Jan. 30, at 8 a.m. in Senate Room B of the General Assembly Building. Be sure to ask anyone wearing a "Don't Throw Away the Key" pin where you can get one to show your support.

CALL: Light up the phones by calling the members of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.TODAY!!  (Simply click a committee member's name to see their phone numbers.)

EMAIL: the Subcommittee today with just a few clicks.

Need talking points? Download our one-pagers (opposing SB 419 and supporting SB 583) with fast facts on youth transfer in Virginia and detailed information about the pending Senate bills.

Please help fight these harmful bills by taking the actions detailed on this page!

Thank for doing your part to protect Virginia's youth.

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