Law

A Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled Monday that Latoya Benton, mother of Xzavier Hill, has two weeks to propose questions to the court that she wants the officers involved in the killing of her son to answer. Only then will the judge decide if the officers must answer the questions, according to Benton.

The state reported this week on the demographics of traffic stops in the commonwealth. A significant takeaway is that Black and brown drivers are disproportionately stopped by state and local law enforcement.

The task force to establish a civilian review board to investigate police misconduct presented their recommendations to Richmond City Council Monday afternoon. The oversight board would satisfy some demands, but will lack power on cases before it was established - including the shootings of Marcus-David Peters and Orlando Carter.

Jason Miyares, the Republican nominee for attorney general, is blaming Democratic incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring for the 2020 parole of seven people who had been convicted for different murders.

Following the murder of George Floyd, Richmond filmmakers and protesters share their frustrations in "Why This Moment" from the beginning to the removal of confederate monuments, airs Sept. 30 on VPM PBS.

A sheriff in Wisconsin says he will stop referring to people in his custody as inmates. It’s a decision that many media organizations and advocates have already made in an effort to humanize people who are incarcerated in jails and prisons.

Watch the final meeting of the Civilian Review Task Force Tuesday, Aug 17 at 6 p.m., streaming on VPM.

VPM reporters Whittney Evans and Ben Paviour sat down with host Benjamin Dolle to break down August's special session.

Richmond's public housing agency has updated a policy used to ban individuals from housing communities. But advocates and some residents say the policy changes don't go far enough to prevent harm.

Over GOP objection, Democrats expanded the right to an appeal for all Virginians earlier this year. Now Republican lawmakers are criticizing the majority party over the selection and nomination process for new appeals court judges; Democrats say it's the same process the GOP used when it held the majority in years past.