Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with the governor's recommendations and pass a bill that authorizes inmates to apply for parole.

Highlights:

• Requires the Parole Board to establish procedures for consideration of parole (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this act will apply to any person who was sentenced by a jury prior to June 9, 2000, for any felony offense committed on or after January 1, 1995, and who remained incarcerated for such offense on July 1, 2020, other than a Class 1 felony or any of the following felony offenses where the victim was a minor (Sec. 1).:

• Rape;

• Forcible sodomy;

• Object sexual penetration; or

• Carnal knowledge.

• Authorizes any person who meets eligibility criteria for parole as of July 1, 2020, to be scheduled for a parole interview no later than July 1, 2021, allowing for an extension of time for reasonable cause (Sec. 1).

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Signed by Governor Ralph Northam

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that authorizes inmates to apply for parole.

Highlights:

• Requires the Parole Board to establish procedures for consideration of parole (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this act will apply to any person who was sentenced by a jury prior to June 9, 2000, for any felony offense committed on or after January 1, 1995, and who remained incarcerated for such offense on July 1, 2020, other than a Class 1 felony or any of the following felony offenses where the victim was a minor (Sec. 1).:

• Rape;

• Forcible sodomy;

• Object sexual penetration; or

• Carnal knowledge.

• Authorizes any person who meets eligibility criteria for parole as of July 1, 2020, to be scheduled for a parole interview no later than July 1, 2021, allowing for an extension of time for reasonable cause (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text