Solitary confinement is defined in Virginia as the isolation of an incarcerated person to a cell for at least 22 hours per day. Holding someone longer than 15 days in solitary confinement is considered torture by the United Nations, which prohibits the practice. It has been considered a brutal practice, with studies showing its impact on the mentality […]
Earlier this month, the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP announced its support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year, and since then, other organizations have joined the group. Last year, the Virginia House of Delegates elections were held in outdated districts due to a delay with the redistricting process because of […]
A proposal to let Virginia voters self-impose photo ID rules for their own ballot failed in the state Senate Tuesday along with every other Republican effort to reinstate mandatory photo ID in state elections. In a meeting Tuesday afternoon, the nine Democrats on the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee repeatedly overruled six Republicans to kill […]
Little discusses her vision for the newly formed 19th District The PW Perspective has endorsed Makya Little based on her congruence with our values as an anti-racist publication, from educational equity to women’s rights, and the willingness to take on the governing structure in the pursuit of justice. Last week, she announced her candidacy for […]
McClellan Led Historic 2020 Senate Resolution to Ratify ERA Today, Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) released the following statement on Attorney General Jason Miyares’s decision to remove Virginia from a lawsuit calling for the U.S. Archivist to recognize the complete and final adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment. Miyares stated that the proposal’s ratification period expired […]
The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP released a statement on Wednesday expressing support for special elections for the House of Delegates this year due to the outdated maps that were used in last year’s elections. The Virginia NAACP’s reads as follows: “The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) has worked tirelessly to […]
Running as a Democrat, Little vying to fill vacant seat which encompasses Northern Woodbridge, Lorton, Mason Neck, and Belvoir Makya Little, a dedicated community advocate and national security professional, released the following statement announcing her candidacy in the Democratic Primary for the vacant 19th District Delegate seat. “First and foremost, I’d like to thank Delegates […]
Bill would raise signature threshold for Recall, Reform System to Prevent Abuse Today, the Virginia Senate passed Sen. Jennifer McClellan’s (D-Richmond) recall election reform bill (SB 495) to set clearer thresholds for recall and removal of elected officials and prevent political manipulation of the recall process. In recent years, Virginia’s broad and undefined recall laws […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has dedicated much of his first few weeks in office to barring school systems across Virginia from mandating masks for students. The political-outsider turned governor issued an executive order on his first day in office that allowed parents to opt-out of mask mandates, but following several legal challenges, Youngkin issued a statement […]
A Republican-led House of Delegates committee voted Tuesday to block a pending constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to felons once they regain their freedom. If it holds, the decision will prevent Virginia voters from weighing in on the issue in a ballot referendum this fall, a major setback for voting-rights advocates who […]
