Virginia State Crime Commission, Mark Earley, fewer state prisons - wtvr

State lawmakers are looking for any possible way to conserve money. Drawing down the number of state prisons is one option, but would it impact public safety? In a meeting with the Virginia State Crime Commission Wednesday, former gubernatorial candidate Mark Earley proposed taking funding away from correctional facilities, and using it instead on ...

[Liz]

We need more church organizations to get involved in helping people in prison. "I was in prison and you visited me." We, the church, are the body of Christ! Let's help.

[Dreaming Bear]

I am so very grateful to read this article as I just finished a letter from a woman who will be getting out and is terrified with no assistance. She writes that she will be taken to the state line and dropped off with no means of getting to her destination. I am in GA and it would be terrific if she had a mentor in VA. She is in Fluvana in Troy. I am very interested in prison reform and just do not know how I can help. I can be contacted at [e-mail]