Advocacy - Richmond, Civil Rights and Racial Justice Program, Legal Aid Justice Center
626 E Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219
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Richmond, VA
Charles City, VA
Chesterfield, VA
Goochland, VA
Hanover, VA
New Kent, VA
Powhatan, VA
Henrico, VA
Description
Works to end the criminalization of poverty in Virginia by exposing and addressing criminal legal system policies that target people because of poverty and race. Through a mix of community organizing, local and statewide policy advocacy, and litigation, our program intervenes at many points in the criminal legal system. Our campaigns range from initial law enforcement contact in the community, through the courts, to individuals' confinement in Virginia's jails and prisons, and finally to their reentry into the community.
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Providing organization
Legal Aid Justice Center
The Legal Aid Justice Center provides legal representation for low-income individuals in Virginia. We partner with communities and clients to fight for racial, social, and economic justice. Together we are dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty. The Legal Aid Justice Center is committed to providing a full range of services to our clients, including services our federal and state governments choose not to fund. We understand that the legal problems of our clients are inextricably linked to overarching systems of injustice and oppression. We combine individual legal representation, impact litigation, communications, policy advocacy, and organizing to achieve community goals.