Virginia Dramatically Decreases Jail Population Following Guidance from Governor Northam

RICHMOND— Governor Ralph Northam announced on Friday that Virginia’s collaborative efforts to release low-level offenders from local and regional jails in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are working, and the administration’s guidelines have been effective in decreasing the jail population.   “We are facing an unprecedented public health emergency, which has required us to work […]

Attorney General Herring Fights to Protect Underserved Communities from Banking Discrimination

RICHMOND (April 9, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced joining a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a comment letter fighting discrimination in the banking and lending system. Attorney General Herring and his colleagues are urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to withdraw a […]