Virginia Justice Alliance

01/02/2026

We’ve been a little quieter than usual these past few months as we navigated some personal challenges behind the scenes. Thank you for your patience and grace. We’re stepping into 2026 re-energized, recommitted, and ready to relaunch our initiatives. The work continues and we’re grateful to do it with you.

11/22/2025

🚨 EVENT UPDATE
Saturday’s “Not Yet Free: A Crash Course in Modern Slavery” event has been postponed due to unexpected circumstances.

This training is too important to rush or compromise. We’ll announce a new date soon, and all registered participants will be notified.

Thank you for your understanding, your energy, and your commitment to ending slavery in Virginia.
Stay tuned — we’re not slowing down.

11/16/2025

🛑 Think Slavery is Over? Think Again. 🛑

Modern slavery exists, fueled by systemic racism and constitutional loopholes. It's time for change!

Why Amending Virginia's Constitution Matters:
- 📜 Without language explicitly protecting our citizens from slavery, we fall prey to the "exception clause" of the 13th Amendment, which permits slavery as punishment for crime.
- ⚖️ This legal loophole disproportionately affects marginalized communities.

Systemic Racism's Role:
- 📰 Directly following the Civil War, Southern states including VA passed Black Codes, criminalizing life for newly freed Black Americans, re-enslaving them for labor extraction as well as racial control
- 🚫 Prison labor continues to perpetuate exploitation and inequality today.
- 🔍 Hinders safety and justice for all.

Tips to Make a Difference:
- 🗳️ Call your VA Representative and ask them to support legislation ENDING SLAVERY as punishment for crime. Slavery has no place in our state.
- 📢 Raise awareness through conversations and social media.
- 🤝 Go to www.abolishslaveryva.org to learn more and JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

11/16/2025

Join us at Not Yet Free: A Crash Course in Modern Slavery https://wix.to/L2VDkfd

08/24/2025

08/09/2025

Justice isn’t just decided in courtrooms—it’s shaped in our communities, at our school boards, and in the voting booths. Empowering our communities to vote means amplifying the voices of those often left unheard.At Virginia Justice Alliance, we believe in:🗳 Educating voters on their rights🤝 Breaking down barriers to the ballot box📢 Mobilizing justice-impacted communities to take actionTogether, we can reimagine justice—starting with our votes.

08/08/2025

Yesterday, Kenneth Hunter and I joined the Hampton Roads Show to share how the HOPE program is breaking cycles, building futures, and creating real change for youth impacted by the justice system. Every conversation brings us one step closer to a brighter path for our kids.

The Hope Program aims to support children whose parents are incarcerated.

08/07/2025

Change isn’t coming — we’re building it.

Welcome to Virginia Justice Alliance — where lived experience meets bold action. We’re a grassroots movement transforming Virginia’s justice system through education, organizing, and collective power.

Our work centers on four key programs:

✨ HOPE Youth – Supporting youth impacted by incarceration
🗳️ Empower the Vote – Restoring power to justice-impacted voters
📚 Justice Reimagined – Educating communities to push policy
⛓️ Abolish Slavery VA – Ending slavery in Virginia prisons

Whether you’ve been directly impacted or you just know the system is broken — there’s a place for you here.

📌 Follow us.
📢 Share this.
✊ Join the movement.

08/06/2025

🚨 Parental incarceration is an invisible sentence for children.
When a parent is locked up, the entire family does time—especially the children.

📉 Kids with incarcerated parents are:
• 6 times more likely to become incarcerated themselves
• More likely to struggle with depression, anxiety, and behavioral issues
• Often face stigma, shame, and silence from schools and peers
• At higher risk of dropping out and falling into the school-to-prison pipeline

This isn’t just about justice—it’s about the next generation.
We need trauma-informed support, stronger family connection policies, and real investment in our youth.

🧡 Let’s talk about it. Let’s change it.