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What Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict means for the future of policing By Zoe Christen Jones, Tyler Kendall, Cassidy McDonald April 23, 2021 / 7:38 PM / CBS News What the Chauvin verdict means for reforms When Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in George Floyd's death, Floyd's family in Houston sobbed and embraced each other with tight hugs. The family's attorney called the case a "turning point" for police accountability and Floyd's brother, Terrence, said, "It's a great day to be a Floyd."  Criminal justice advocates have used Floyd's case — ...

Meek Mill and The REFORM Alliance help change VA probation laws Meek Mill (Photo credit: Bang Media by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage) Meek Mills prison reform organization, the REFORM Alliance, has helped obtain another legislative victory and this time it’s in Virginia. In a collaborative effort with Justice Forward VA, American Conservative Union, and Faith and Freedom, the groups have helped enact HB 2038. The new law in Virginia will implement caps on probation terms by limiting adult probation sentences to a maximum of one year for misdemeanor offenses and five years for felonies. ...

REFORM Alliance Announces Continued Momentum With Legislative Win in Virginia HB 2038 To Significantly Reduce State's Probation Population By Limiting Probation Sentences Newly Designed Website Launched to Increase Growing Community of Reformers in Taking Action News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, REFORM Alliance announced a legislative victory in Virginia in collaboration with partners Justice Forward VA, American Conservative Union and Faith and Freedom. With the enactment of HB 2038, the state's probation population will...

    Today, REFORM Alliance announced a legislative victory in Virginia in collaboration with partners Justice Forward VA, American Conservative Union and Faith and Freedom. With the enactment of HB 2038, the state’s probation population will be reduced

Safety doesn’t come from packed prisons and thick penal codes.