ACLU Va.: VDOC is Once Again Illegally Prolonging People's Sentences by Refusing to Credit Their Hard Work in Virginia Prisons
January 22, 2026
January 22, 2026
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026:
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VDOC is once again illegally prolonging people's sentences by refusing to credit their hard work in Virginia prisons
Today the ACLU of Virginia and Ali & Lockwood LLP filed a pair of lawsuits in federal court against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) for illegally prolonging the sentences of people in i . . .
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VDOC is once again illegally prolonging people's sentences by refusing to credit their hard work in Virginia prisons
Today the ACLU of Virginia and Ali & Lockwood LLP filed a pair of lawsuits in federal court against the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) for illegally prolonging the sentences of people in i . . .
