(The Center Square) — In 2020, the General Assembly passed landmark legislation effective July 1, 2022, that would have shortened the sentences of thousands of Virginia inmates, but the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a later 2022 law on Thursday. Before 2020, the Code of Virginia stipulated that for every 30 days of good behavior, inmates […]

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