Abigail Spanberger: “Since the beginning of my administration, we had focused on…”

“The Virginia Department of Corrections has a commitment to protect the people of Virginia through safe, lawful and professional correctional operations that promote long term and lasting public safety. And Since the beginning of my administration, we had focused on strategic reforms that make our facilities safer, strengthen trust with the community, and reinforce our commitment to accountability, professionalism and transparency, as I called for in Executive Order 12. And I'll start by saying that when I came into office, I got an early window into some of the challenges that exist within our correctional system.” (06:54–07:12)

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