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New Report on Court Debt Collection Practices
Driven Deeper into Debt: Unrealistic Repayment Options Hurt Low-Income Court Debtors The majority of Virginia General District Courts have either disregarded or fallen significantly short of recommendations issued last summer by the Judicial Council of Virginia, the state’s top judicial policy making body, aimed at helping low-income residents pay off court fines and costs, according […]
Read moreLawsuit Challenges “Habitual Drunkard” Law
Federal Class Action Challenges Antiquated Virginia “Habitual Drunkard” Law That Jails Homeless Individuals The Legal Aid Justice Center and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP filed a class action lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” statute, to the extent it criminalizes the possession or consumption of […]
Read moreJustChildren Releases School Policing Report
Protecting Childhood: A Blueprint for Developmentally Appropriate School Policing in Virginia The JustChildren Program at the Legal Aid Justice Center has released a report identifying the problems of placing law enforcement officers in schools. The report provides a list of detailed recommendations that will improve school safety, increase academic achievement, and help break down the […]
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Rachel McFarland
Rachel joined LAJC in 2015 as a Georgetown Partner Fellow. During her time as LAJC, she has worked in both the Immigrant Advocacy Program and the Economic Justice Program on housing and employment matters and now focuses on employment matters for immigrant workers on our farmworker team. Rachel is also our senior litigation attorney, working […]
Read morePreliminary Injunction Sought Against Richmond
PLAINTIFFS IN HOUSING DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT ASK COURT FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST CITY OF RICHMOND Residents of mobile home parks seek protection from threat of homelessness from discriminatory code enforcement while civil rights suit is pending. Richmond, Virginia, October 9, 2015—Current and former mobile home park residents, plaintiffs in a civil rights lawsuit against the City […]
Read morePreliminary Approval in Fluvanna Prison Case
Charlottesville, VA, September 16, 2015—The settlement agreement between the women prisoners at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) was officially submitted on Tuesday, September 15. The agreement proposes to settle a class action lawsuit concerning the medical care provided at the Fluvanna County prison. Federal District Judge […]
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Krupskaya Elliott
Krupskaya joined the Legal Aid Justice Center in January of 2015. She previously worked for Catholic Charities where she managed a complex Citizenship and Instruction grant from USCIS. Krupskaya has BA from Universidad Centroamerica, in Nicaragua and a master’s degree in International Studies with a specialization in Latin American Studies from Ohio University Athens. She […]
Read moreFair Housing Lawsuit Filed in Richmond
MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS FILE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST CITY OF RICHMOND City’s code enforcement campaign is discriminatory and aims to shut down a vital source of affordable housing. A group of 32 current and former mobile home park residents filed a fair housing lawsuit against the City of Richmond in Federal Court […]
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