Justice Forward VA

Founded by public defenders. Promoting CJR by drafting & lobbying for humane, evidence-informed legislation, and educating & mobilizing advocates for action.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

Hundreds of Black Americans have been killed after being pulled over by the police. And traffic stops are the most common reason for people to have contact with an officer. The Problem With Pretextual Policing, our full length short film here: https://t.co/5cd89kBOpI

[Claire, aka Midwestern Hedgie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇱🇧 @MidwestHedgie]

i hate Flock as much as the next girl, but this is simply a completely broken criminal justice system, from cops to prosecutors to jailers. no actual police work happened here. and then they tortured her.

[Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @JudiciaryDems]

Sen. BOOKER: Could Flock be used to track and ultimately prosecute women who are accessing reproductive care?

Privacy expert: That is completely correct. The AI will find Planned Parenthood clinics. They will look for patterns—who went to a doctor and then to a drugstore.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

BIG & BREAKING: The Fairfax County School Board voted UNANIMOUSLY to prohibit the installation, purchase, or use of ALPR mass surveillance cameras on school property. The ban applies to ALL license plate readers made by any manufacturer. #VALeg

[chris kaiser @chris__kaiser]

This is also why even a single officer breaching Virginia’s law against warrantless out-of-state data sharing compromises the *whole state’s* data.

And numerous Va agencies have said they’ve failed to comply with statute.
https://t.co/GEkR3dnANw

[Brad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood]

If you live in a community with a police chief of sheriff who ISN’T deeply troubled by Flock’s dishonesty—I’m looking at you, Arlington and Alexandria, VA—it might be time to ask yourself whether your community’s law enforcement leadership can be trusted, either.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

BIG & BREAKING: Harrisonburg, VA City Council has voted UNANIMOUSLY to pass an ordinance to BAN ALL stationary ALPRs—the first locality in the state to prohibit the mass surveillance cameras!!! Salute to the incredible community of people at Deflock Hburg who made this happen!

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

NO ALPRs: Look past the noise from proponents of Al surveillance cameras like Flock, Axon, & Motorola, and learn the truth about how dangerous ALPRs in Virginia violate your privacy, civil liberties, and democratic freedoms. Tonight at 7PM. Register here: https://t.co/NdMiBRPdYL

[Activate Virginia @ActivateVA]

"The agency found 111 people died in state correctional facilities in 2025, up from 97 the year before. The findings come from Virginia’s second annual deaths-in-custody report, which tracks deaths involving law enforcement agencies, prisons, jails..."

https://t.co/nlDb1SGe9G

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

This is how US citizens and their noncitizen spouses and parents get treated daily in this country. There is no reason to do this. Listen to the terror when she thinks they are going to kill him. This campaign isn't "for Americans." It's a war on Americans.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

WILD TIMES: This week Fairfax County announced a performative pause of any future expansion of AI ALPR surveillance. Meaning, the inaction does NOT PAUSE ANY of the 85+ Flock AI cameras already installed. Now they’re looking at new vendors. Tell them NO: https://t.co/ZADmqlzfO7

[Brad Haywood @BradleyRHaywood]

There’s no replacing the camaraderie of a public defender’s office, but the best alternative I’ve found in private practice is simply spending more time with my clients, getting to know them better, and making sure they know beyond any doubt that I will fight my ass off for them.

[Patrick Jaicomo @pjaicomo]

Flock and mass-surveillance supporters have been flogging a paper they claim shows Flock is responsible for a reduction in car thefts and an increase in clearance rates.

But as my @IJ colleagues explain, the paper doesn't show ALPRs caused those things in any meaningful way.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

@_cingraham @BreRVA lmao

[Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy]

wow wow wow — the execution of Stacey Humphreys has been STAYED in Georgia because a judge ruled that he was due a hearing under the Survivor Justice Act, which allows the abuse a person has suffered to be considered in their sentencing. Mr Humphrey was horribly abused as a kid.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

This.

[Rob Poggenklass @rpogge]

Replacing Flock with another surveillance peddler like Axon or Motorola is an atrocious idea. These companies all have a profit incentive—they don’t care about public safety, and they certainly don’t care about privacy.

Ban ALPRs in Virginia.

https://t.co/sW7iXBW8BO

[Daniel Boguslaw @DRBoguslaw]

NEW: Police Chiefs are descending on Washington to brief congress in secret on why Flock-style ALRP's are essential:https://t.co/2n9nRVk5IK

[Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy]

the US is set to execute three people in a 24 hour period starting tomorrow. Texas, Georgia, and Alabama are all planning to kill people in their death chambers tomorrow and Thursday. increases in state killings should concern all of us and are a harbinger of worse to come

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

@NoVA_Campaigns @fairfaxcounty @flocksafety Spoiler alert. They are all looking at other vendors.

[Justice Forward VA @JusticeFwdVa]

ALEXANDRIA: Dem leaders representing Alx allow harmful AI cameras to surveil their constituents. Show up to Burke Library—Monday, 9/14 from 5:30-7PM—for free pizza & an info session. Learn about dangerous ALPRs with special guest expert Dr. Steven Keener. https://t.co/pwv9c93NVY

[Sam Rasoul 🍉 @Sam_Rasoul]

We will never forget the courageous souls lost on this day 25 years ago. We honor their memory and the bravery and sacrifice of the first responders who risked everything to save others.