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Use of Discretionary Sentencing Guidelines Provision Subsection F in Virginia
Use of Discretionary Sentencing Guidelines Provision Subsection FSentencing Guidelines Disparities: Whereas, when parole was abolished in 1995, Virginia Sentence Guideline(s) Subsection B, mandated that judges "shall” file with the record of the case a written explanation of any departur...
Tell Virginia Not to Shred Family Photos
Correspondence written by the loved ones of Virginia prisoners will be shredded after being opened and copied by prison staff.  The new policy takes hold April 17th, when half of all Virginia Department of Corrections facilities will begin destroying incoming prisoner mail items like letters...
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Stop the Unfair Sentencing Trap in VA (FISHBACK & SENTENCING DISPARITY)
"Working together to end mass incarceration by improving the effectiveness and fairness of Virginia's criminal justice system"Parole in Virgi...