"HB 83 originated when I met with a group of women recently incarcerated in Virginia state correctional facilities, i.e. prisons. The women were all working with the volunteer support group, Friends of Guest House. Knowing that the female prison population in Virginia had grown by 300% over the past two years, I was eager to speak with them and learn how I might assist with their re-entry and learn how to stem the tide of women being sentenced to prison.