Virginia’s governor has announced his New Year’s wish list for criminal justice reform in the commonwealth.
The plan, revealed on Friday by Gov. Ralph Northam, includes decriminalizing marijuana possession, changing how the state approaches parole, and raising the threshold for charging someone with felony larceny.
In a press conference, the Democratic governor said he believes this will be the year many of the proposals introduced in years past actually become law. Northam’s confidence comes as the state’s General Assembly sees its power shift from Republicans to Democrats.
“All Virginians deserve access to a fair and equitable criminal justice system,” Northam said in a statement.
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4 comments:
By no means am I a fan of Northam, but those seem to be reasonable reforms.
It's hard to believe this POS is a product of our Eastern Shore. What went wrong?
IMPEACH HIM !!!
Blackface Reform !!!!
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