POLICY PRIORITY: Conditions of Confinement & Reentry
Why?
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
When people are incarcerated we are entrusted with their care and creating a successful path for their reentry. Unfortunately, our society often overlooks the basic needs and rights of people impacted by incarceration as well as the costs associated with ineffective policies.
SALT believes that we should show love and compassion to all people, including those incarcerated.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
SALT monitors the conditions in Virginia's prisons and jails to identify areas were policies can be implemented to improve the safety, rehabilitation, and reentry of those incarcerated. We work with various coalitions and organizations to amplify the voices and concerns of those incarcerated, their loved ones, and communities.
For the 2026
SALT monitors the conditions in Virginia's prisons and jails to identify areas were policies can be implemented to improve the safety, rehabilitation, and reentry of those incarcerated. We work with various coalitions and organizations to amplify the voices and concerns of those incarcerated, their loved ones, and communities.
For the 2026 General Assembly session, with Del. Joshua Cole as our patron and our partners at the Virginia Coalition on Solitary Confinement's, we are bringing back our bill that Gov. Youngkin vetoed that would put guardrails on the use of solitary confinement in Virginia's prisons and provide protectections for the men and women in solitary.
What you can do
What are we doing?
What you can do
Sign our petition to support HB35 as it goes before the House Appropriations Committee.
This is important because our bill comes with a $3.6 million dollar cost and we need to make sure our legislators know this is what we want them spending our money on!
Conditions of Confinement & Reentry Policies SALT Supports
Limits on Solitary Confinement in Prisons
No More Than 15 Days every 60 Days
HB35(Cole)
This bill is identical to last year's legislation that passed the House and Senate but was vetoed by Gov. Youngkin. It will put a 15 day limit on the use of Solitary Confinement in Virginia's prisons and ensure prison officials are caring for the physical, mental, and emotional needs of people placed in solitary.
Limits on Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Prisons
Maximize Out of Cell time for Kids
HB91(Seibold)
Our children suffer exponential harm when they're isolated instead of cared for. This bill directs the Department of Juvenile Justice to review their policies with stakeholders and experts to find ways to maximize the time children in their custody can be in social settings outside of their cells.