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Presumptions Against Bail Not Supported by Data
In December 2021 the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission released data from the Pretrial Data Project’s first cohort from October 2017. This is the latest data on how Virginia’s pretrial system actually functions Ariel BenYishay, Associate Professor of Economics at the College of William & Mary, analysed this data and produced a report of his findings (released […]
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Elsie Delva
Elsie Delva (she/her) joined the LAJC in January 2023 as the Office Manager and Paralegal for the Richmond and Petersburg offices. Elsie is Haitian-American and originally from Miami, Fl (“Little Haiti”/Liberty City area). She has lived in the Northern Neck of Virginia for 12 years. Elsie has earned a B.S. in Criminology from Florida State […]
Read moreVirginia’s 2023 Legislative Session Starts!
January 11, 2023, marks the start of the Virginia General Assembly legislative session and LAJC is ready. Our teams have worked with community groups and advocacy partners throughout the past year to identify priorities and issues of concern that are likely to arise as members bring bills to committees and legislation moves forward in the […]
Read moreUtility Access for Serious Medical Conditions
PROTECTING ELECTRIC UTILITY ACCESS FOR THOSE WITH SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS Customers who have a serious medical need for any utility (such as needing electricity for a ventilator), can submit a Serious Medical Condition Certification Form to the utility company to keep service from being shut off, even when the bill hasn’t been paid. Important information Submitting […]
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Abbey Philips
Abbey Philips is a macro Social Worker by training and began her public policy career with the goal of centering equity and creating systemic change while eliminating racism, discrimination, and barriers to economic mobility. She has extensive experience working in the Virginia General Assembly, from running special projects in the Governor’s office as Assistant Secretary of the Commonwealth […]
Read moreKnow Your Rights: Expulsions
Important definitions:1 An expulsion “means any disciplinary action imposed by a school board or a committee thereof, as provided in school board policy, whereby a student is not permitted to attend school within the school division and is ineligible for readmission for 365 calendar days after the date of the expulsion.” Or, in other words, […]
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Elizabeth Aucamp
Elizabeth joined Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) in June 2022. Prior to LAJC she was a Senior Development Associate for Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), which focuses on growing leadership, influence and equity within the Latinx and BIPOC communities. Her role focused on foundation proposals and grant reporting, concept and letters of intent and funder prospecting. […]
Read moreAnnouncing the Worker Justice Program!
Big news! We are excited to announce the launch of LAJC’s newest program: the Worker Justice Program! A key part of our 2022-2026 strategic plan, our new Worker Justice Program is rooted in the longtime efforts of our farmworker team, who as part of our Immigrant Advocacy Program have spent decades organizing and advocating for […]
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