Recent News & Announcements
- April 14, 2022
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Governor Signs Suetterlein Parole Board Bill
Senator David Suetterlein (R-Roanoke Co.) called for more transparency surrounding decisions by the Virginia Parole Board. A bill he introduced to address that issue has been signed by the Governor.
Read more (WDBJ-7) » - April 07, 2022
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Youngkin Announces 4 New Virginia Parole Board Picks
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced new nominees Wednesday to serve on the Virginia Parole Board, after Senate Democrats' decision last month to dump four members of his initial slate of picks.
Read more (WTKR-3) » - February 28, 2022
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Virginia House Passes Parole Transparency Bill
A bill that will make votes by the Virginia Parole Board public is headed to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. The House of Delegates voted 96-3 to make the board’s votes public.
Read more (WDBJ-7) » - August 27, 2020
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Virginia can be at the Forefront of Criminal Justice Reform
As Virginia's legislature convenes to enact wide-ranging policing reform, the fight over reinstitution of parole will be a harbinger of criminal justice reform in Virginia and beyond. Virginia's abolition of parole for the vast majority of offenders in 1995 effectively discarded the belief both in individual change and in the state's ability to facilitate it.
Read more (The Washington Post) » - April 08, 2020
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Advocates call for quick action in response to spread of virus in Va. prisons. Officials say solutions are not simple.
Advocates are calling for the release of at-risk prison, jail and juvenile correctional center inmates as soon as possible through means including parole, geriatric release and clemency by Gov. Ralph Northam for long-term inmates with a short time left to serve.
Read more (Richmond Times-Dispatch) »
Recent Parole Decisions
Parole Decisions are in PDF format.
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Most Requested Forms
All form downloads are in fillable PDF format.
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Appeal of Parole Ineligibility
Appeal the Parole Board’s decision that an inmate is ineligible for parole
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Petition for Geriatric Conditional Release
Petition for consideration of conditional release of any geriatric inmate that meets the legal requirements
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Petition for Conditional Release Based on Terminal Illness
Petition for consideration for conditional release from incarceration any inmate who is considered terminally ill.
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Appeal or Reconsideration of Not Grant
Appeal or request reconsideration based on significant new information or error in information or policy of the Parole Board's not grant decision