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Farmville ICE Detention Center Lawsuit – Settlement
Federal Court Settlement Places Strict Limits on ICE Detention at ICA-Farmville WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, a settlement agreement on claims for injunctive relief was reached in Santos Garcia et al. v. Wolf et al., a case filed by the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG), Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC), and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP on […]
Read moreThe Fight to Prevent Presumptions Against Bail
When the Governor recently introduced a budget amendment that would reinstate presumptions against bail, we fought back. The Pretrial Justice Coalition (which LAJC is a founding member of) helped to repeal the presumptions in 2021 and knew defending the victory was key to continuing to make our pretrial system more just. We asked for the […]
Read moreWho We Are
The Legal Aid Justice Center partners with communities and clients to fight for racial, social, and economic justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty. We believe that the individual legal problems of our clients are linked to systems of injustice and oppression. We believe that legal and organizing strategies can dismantle the social, […]
Read morePresumptions Against Bail
Presumptions against bail were a betrayal of a central American tenet: innocent until proven guilty Imagine that you are arrested and taken before a magistrate. Your mind swells with concerns over your alleged crime, your family, and your financial situation. As you work to gather your emotions and fears, you are then instructed that you […]
Read moreLAJC Strategic Plan 2022 – 2026
INDEX Letter from our Executive Director Our Process Strategic Plan Impact Area A: Partnership with Communities Impact Area B: Multi-Strategy Approach Impact Area C: Sharing Power and Resources Impact Area D: Internal Culture PDF version LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear fellow lover of justice, When Jean Cahn, a Black woman lawyer from Baltimore, set […]
Read moreNecesita Ayuda Legal?
El Centro de Justicia de Ayuda Legal brinda ayuda legal gratuita para las personas que viven en nuestras áreas de servicio (o que tienen problemas legales que surgen en nuestra área de servicio) que cumplen con nuestros parámetros de elegibilidad y tienen problemas legales que podemos abordar (consulte “Con Que Podemos Ayudar” abajo). ¿CON QUÉ […]
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Veto Session Update – 2022 Legislative Session
Every legislative session in Virginia culminates in a brief “Reconvene” or “Veto” session where the General Assembly considers any vetoes or amendments from the Governor. On April 27th, legislators gathered to act on approximately 100 bills that Gov. Youngkin proposed amending, as well as 26 bills that he vetoed. Several of those bills directly implicated our […]
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LAJC/Youth Justice Program’s statement on HB 1197
Virginia has received national attention in recent years for shifting its approach to juvenile justice from a punitive, carceral system to a more rehabilitative, restorative, and community-based model. The bipartisan passage of HB 1197 continues this trajectory by establishing a stakeholder workgroup to initiate the transfer of the Department of Juvenile Justice from under the […]
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