ACLU VA.: SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA RULING INDICATES VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS UNLAWFULLY IMPRISONING POTENTIALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FOR TOO LONG
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release on April 18, 2024:
Today the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling in Garcia Vasquez v. Dotson finding that the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) unlawfully extended the incarceration of Jose Garcia Vasquez by more than eighteen months by withholding sentence credits that he earned while in prison.
The ruling should pave the way for the early rel . . .
Today the Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling in Garcia Vasquez v. Dotson finding that the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) unlawfully extended the incarceration of Jose Garcia Vasquez by more than eighteen months by withholding sentence credits that he earned while in prison.
The ruling should pave the way for the early rel . . .