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VA: Some prisoners elibible for parole held longer than guidelines suggest

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Some inmates eligible for parole held longer than guidelines suggest By Frank Green September 3, 2009 Richmond Times Dispatch Some 706 parole-eligible inmates are being been held longer in Virginia prisons, at $24,332 each per year, than recommended under the current no-parole sentencing guidelines. In a report to the General Assembly on Tuesday, the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission also found that as of the end of last year, there were 575 prison inmates eligible for geriatric release. However, the report also found that of the parole-eligible inmates still in prison, 88 percent were convicted of violent crimes and nearly 80 percent have not yet served longer than stipulated under the sentencing guidelines. Inmates who committed crimes before Jan...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on September 04, 2009 (boomark / email).