EPISODES

Pod Virginia 2/17/21 Pod Virginia 2/17/21

Should Expungement be Automatic or Petition-based?

Should expungements be automatic or petition-based? What are the relative advantages of the House and Senate versions? We also wargame the conference committee process to determine which provisions of each bill might be included in the final versions.

Guests: Andy Elders of Justice Forward VA, and Cynthia Nwarache with OAR of Richmond, both advocates for expungement reform.

Pod Virginia 1/19/21 Pod Virginia 1/19/21

What to expect from the 2021 Legislative Session

Sarah Graham Taylor is back on the pod to tell us what we can expect from Virginia's 2021 legislative session (Hint: Never ending zoom calls).

From an effort to abolish the death penalty to prioritizing public health—this year's regular session is not so regular.

Pod Virginia 10/21/20 Pod Virginia 10/21/20

Wrapping Up the Special Session on COVID-19, Police Reform

Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) and State Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-Fairfax & Loudoun) reveal the new laws to reform criminal justice and adjust the budget to account for the COVID-19 pandemic. They also provide a sneak peek at Democratic priorities for the 2021 regular session.

Pod Virginia 8/31/20 Pod Virginia 8/31/20

HEALING A BROKEN LEGAL SYSTEM

Claire Gastañaga with the ACLU of Virginia and Andy Elders of Justice Forward Virginia educate the Transition Team on the intricacies of specific criminal justice reform proposals being considered in this Special Session, like pretextual policing, sentencing reform, police reform, and more.

Pod Virginia 8/24/20 Pod Virginia 8/24/20

CROSSOVER: BOLD TRANSITION

The transition team hosts the Bold Dominion podcast in the crossover episode you always wanted. The hosts interview each other and discuss the status of public policy priorities for the Special Session on coronavirus.