ADVOCACY FORM LETTER & RESOURCES

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DelCHerring@house.virginia.gov; DelDScott@house.virginia.gov; DelJBourne@house.virginia.gov; DelKDelaney@house.virginia.gov; DelMSimon@house.virginia.gov; DelMLevine@house.virginia.gov; DelMKeam@house.virginia.gov; DelMMullin@house.virginia.gov; DelNGuy@house.virginia.gov; DelPHope@house.virginia.gov; DelRSullivan@house.virginia.gov; DelSHeretick@house.virginia.gov; DelBCarr@house.virginia.gov; DelKKory@house.virginia.gov

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WHY ARE WE CONTACTING LEGISLATORS?

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At the 2020 Special Assembly the Good Time Bill was passed, which excluded all those with felony robbery convictions from being eligible to benefit. When Robbery was excluded, it was mainly due to an inability on the behalf of legislators to see past the robbery felony charges which encompassed murder or serious bodily harm. However, following in January 21, 2021 Robbery as classified under code section 18.2-58 was broken down into four individual class felonies ranging from a class 2 felony, being the most severe, to a class 6. We have begun to advocate to House Delegates for the amendment of current legislation to afford individual Section Codes as it relates to the newly implemented Class 3, 5, and 6 felony Robbery offenses.

This would mean that if brought to the floor and passed, all those will Class 3, 5 and 6 robbery felony convictions would be made eligible under the stipulations of the Good Time Bill and would be able to earn credit retroactively towards sentence reduction, as they would no longer be classified under the lengthy list of exclusions.

To reiterate this is not an amendment to the Goodtime Bill, and does not act contrary to the concerns and decisions of legislators who worked tirelessly together to bring that piece of legislation into effect, rather it only assigns new and individual section codes to the newly formed sections of robbery that were passed into law on January 21, 2021.

We have been in contact with Delegate Simonds, who has expressed support by not only agreeing with the proposed legislation but also committing to a ‘Yes’ vote should an amendment bill find its way to the House Floor. Under her guidance we have sent letters to both Delegate Charniele L. Herring and Delegate Michael P. Mullin, with the addition of Delegate Don L. Scott, Delegate Betsy B. Carr and Delegate Kaye Kory who were the Chief-Patron and Chief Co-Patrons of the Good Time Bill. We also received correspondence from Delegate Sickles who directed our focus to the Virginia Courts of Justice Committee.

We urge you, your friends and your family to write to these delegates and request that they champion a bill to assign individual section codes to Class 3, 5 and 6 robbery felony convictions. We believe the Good Time Bill should be all inclusive, and this amendment has the ability to clear the way for further amendments and inclusions over time. Help us fight for Justice Reform within the State of Virginia.

As we wanted this to be a quick and easy process, we opted for the generic mailing address so as to enable it to be emailed in one expedited mail out, as we recognize that not everyone has the time to formally pen and address formal letters to each individual delegate. However, should you wish to formally write each delegate individually, or snail mail the delegates please note that the address on the form letter is not the correct mailing address for individual delegates. To obtain Delegate mailing addresses please click here.