The following are legislative issues of interest to the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers:

Mass Incarceration 

• Ending Mandatory Minimum Sentencing 

• Ending the ‘War on Drugs’

• Improving Community Policing, Police Training and Use of Police Cameras

• Ensuring grand jury reform

Educational System

• Support an Increase In Funding for Richmond Public Schools

• Reduce implicit bias in school disciplinary measures

Health Care

• Supporting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

Housing

• Ending Homelessness in the Richmond Metro Area

• Advocate for Affordable, Clean and Comfortable Housing in the Richmond Metro Area

Voting Rights/Awareness

• Eliminate Voter Suppression and Any Barriers to People’s Ability to Participate in the Democratic Process