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Virginia’s Supreme Court has handed down a ruling that could help people wrongfully convicted of crimes.Early one morning in 1999, a group of young men…
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With 2.3 million Americans now behind bars, many states are looking at alternatives to jail time for those who commit non-violent crimes, but Virginia…
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An event this weekend in Roanoke is tailored to help ex-offenders make a successful transition to mainstream society. “Probation, Parole and Sentencing…
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Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner helped introduce a bill today to combat the high rates of sexual assaults on college campuses. If you don’t attend…
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Police routinely use certain techniques to get confessions from suspects, but a new study from the University of Virginia suggests those tactics should…
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Just weeks after leaving the Governor’s mansion, former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen have been indicted for illegally accepting…
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Progress Made in Fighting Human TraffickingThe Polaris Project is an organization active in the fight against human trafficking in the U.S. and globally.Pushing for stronger state laws, they rank…
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Before the Virginia General Assembly adjourned this year, it took up the issue of child sexual abuse and whether Virginia laws effectively deter the crime…
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The judge presiding over the case of a former Executive Mansion chef accused of embezzlement says that she will make a decision by the end of the week on…
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Virginia’s attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let the Commonwealth keep its law against sodomy on the books, because he claims it…