April 26, 2016
Panelists discuss Virginia parole policy at a Panel on Probation held April 20 at Rock Spring UCC. From left are Gail Arnall, Bill Richardson, Faye Taxman and Al Schuman.
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Arlington: Panel Discusses Reinstatement of Virginia Parole
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Al Schuman says "three strikes and you're out," instituted in 1995, was one of the biggest mistakes of the country. Twenty years ago, the Commonwealth adopted legislation to abolish discretionary parole and adopted the Truth-in-Sentencing (TIS), which required offenders to serve at least 85 percent of their sentences.
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