Criminal Legal System
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Removing barriers through record expungement
We recently partnered with The Expungement Council, UVA Law students, and local government officials to host an expungement clinic in Charlottesville, helping residents locally and across the state get… Read More
Striking down Virginia’s archaic “Habitual Drunkard” law
In 2019, the Fourth Circuit, sitting en banc, struck down Virginia’s statutory scheme that permitted the state to interdict and prosecute people as “habitual drunkards”—a… Read More
Ending driver’s license suspension for court debt
Six years ago, a Charlottesville jail superintendent brought a serious problem to the local reentry council: the jail was full of people locked up just… Read More
LAJC Legal Clinics
An LAJC client—a pro-democracy activist who was forced to flee Venezuela—can rest easier now having successfully made her case to be granted asylum in the United… Read More
Derechos Trabajador Visa H2B
Conoce tus derechos: TRABAJADOR CON VISA H2B El Proyecto de Ayuda a los Trabajadores Agrícolas de Virginia es parte del Programa de Justicia Laboral del… Read More
Derechos Trabajador Agrícola Visa H2A
Conoce tus derechos: TRABAJADOR AGRÍCOLA CON VISA H2-A El Proyecto de Ayuda a los Trabajadores Agrícolas de Virginia es parte del Programa de Justicia Laboral… Read More
Derechos Trabajador Agrícola
Conoce tus derechos: TRABAJADOR AGRÍCOLA El Proyecto de Ayuda a los Trabajadores Agrícolas de Virginia es parte del Programa de Justicia Laboral del Centro de… Read More
Dismantling the barrier of criminal records
We joined our community partner, Nolef Turns, to helped convene the Expungement Council, a space for directly impacted community members to share their experiences and… Read More
Court-appointed Counsel Fee
FINES AND FEES: Did you get billed for a court-appointed attorney or public defender in Virginia? LAJC wants to hear… Read More
Interest on Court Debt
FINES AND FEES: INTEREST ON COURT DEBT In Virginia, for people who are unable to pay their court debt immediately, the debt can grow with… Read More
