corrections and law enforcement

2 min read 2022-01-15 04:46:41

Were Herring’s Last Actions as AG Racist?

by James A. Bacon Attorney General Mark Herring wound up his last day in office today with an announcement that he is holding three more gas stations

3 min read 2022-01-14 01:22:54

Libby Prison on Cary Street, Richmond, circa 1865. Photo credit: Flickr by James A. Bacon As a parting gift to Virginia, outgoing Attorney General

4 min read 2022-01-01 00:06:16

by James A. Bacon Days before leaving office, Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a complaint against the Town of Windsor in Isle of Wight

2 min read 2021-12-23 22:38:49

by James A. Bacon Earlier this year Charlottesville police officer Joseph Wood stopped a vehicle driven by a local musician, LaQuinn Gilmore. Gilmore

3 min read 2021-12-17 23:24:12

Justice Dunham by James A. Bacon Last week 17-year-old Justice Dunham was shot to death during an altercation in the parking lot outside Menchville

2 min read 2021-12-12 02:36:42

by Dick Hall-Sizemore The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that Governor Northam will include $27.4 million in his budget bill for a new Center for

2 min read 2021-12-08 23:48:21

by Dick Hall-Sizemore One of the quirks about Virginia’s governing system is that an outgoing governor gets to submit a budget proposal for the

3 min read 2021-12-06 22:16:19

by Joe Fitzgerald Remember when SRO was standing room only? It’s not now. That’s not truly a loss, nor is it unexpected in a language whose

4 min read 2021-11-28 03:19:37

Khalah Sabbakhan, after her encounter with Richmond police. Photo credit: Daniel Sangjib Min, Richmond Times-Dispatch by Dick Hall-Sizemore There are

2 min read 2021-11-28 00:13:40

Another drive-by, two more dead. Family, friends and community leaders gathered a week ago to remember 14-year-old Rah’quan Logan, who was murdered

2 min read 2021-11-27 05:58:26

Mathew Heimbach in front of the Charlottesville courthouse in 2017. Photo credit: AP by James A. Bacon The mainstream media portrays white

1 min read 2021-11-23 21:20:13

by Kerry Dougherty Looks like we can add “bail reform” to “defund the police, ” “school choice” and “CRT” as issues that will fuel

1 min read 2021-11-22 21:11:26

Lt. William K . Kelly III. Image credit: PizPacReview by Kerry Dougherty Justice prevailed in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Friday when a courageous jury

1 min read 2021-11-20 00:39:27

A BP station. Photo credit: Wikipedia by James A. Bacon Earlier this week, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced a successful enforcement

9 min read 2021-04-26 23:33:18

By Dick Hall-Sizemore (Note: This is the third, and final, post in a series examining the issue of mentally ill people being held in jails. Earlier