Anastasiia Carrier

How Virginia's re-entry system fails formerly incarcerated women — even when they do everything right Jessica Cook, a single mother from Charlottesville, did everything the court asked. Her life shows how fragile “success” can be after incarceration for women.

For thousands of Virginians, particularly women, re-entry from incarceration is a marathon of bureaucratic endurance. The system meant to help people start over often sets them up to stumble again.

I dug into gun violence in one corner of Charlottesville — and how the community fought to bring it down. The story is out now!

Half of Charlottesville's Police Civilian Oversight Board has resigned, and some say it's time to start over The current board asks too much of unpaid part-time volunteers, many of whom may not realize how demanding the role can be, explained Inez Gonzalez, the PCOB's executive director.

Al Pola, who resigned from the Charlottesville Police Civilian Oversight Board last month, told the City Council that flawed ordinance and other challenges have made it nearly impossible for the board to fulfill its mission. www.cvilletomorrow.org/half-of-char...

This is how some of Charlottesville's unhoused folks are living through the Arctic blast "I don't like to deal with shelters, because I'm not a groupie," said Alex. "But this time, I didn't have a choice."

In Charlottesville, both The Salvation Army and PACEM, which are typically open only overnight, operated continuously to keep guests out of the freezing weather. This was partly because the snow made roads impassable.

This brilliantly reported and written story is a wild, captivating read. Highly recommend!