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- April 25, 2024
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ACLU of Virginia Asks Department of Corrections to Honor Earned Sentence Credits

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The ACLU of Virginia sent a letter today to the Virginia Department of Corrections asking that it apply last week’s Supreme Court of Virginia ruling and restore earned sentence credits to everyone who is eligible for them—and immediately release from prison those who have served their full sentences. The state’s high court determined in Garcia […]

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- April 19, 2024
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Virginia Department of Corrections has Been Denying Earned Sentence Credits, State Supreme Court Finds

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The Supreme Court of Virginia yesterday ordered the Virginia Department of Corrections to release a man who should have been released 18 months ago. The Court found that the VDOC unlawfully extended the incarceration of Jose Isais Garcia Vasquez by withholding sentence credits he worked to earn. The ACLU of Virginia filed a lawsuit on […]

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- March 19, 2024
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Case Seeking to End Disenfranchisement of People with Felony Convictions Can Proceed

by Adele UphausManaging Editor and Correspondent A U.S. District Court judge found today that a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of stripping voting rights from people with felony convictions has merit and can proceed. The ACLU of Virginia, along with WilmerHale and Protect Democracy, is bringing the suit on behalf of three individuals against Glenn Youngkin, […]

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