The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1 2021 and requires the calculation of earned sentence credits to apply retroactively to the entire sentence of any inmate who is confined in a state correctional facility and participating in the earned sentence credit system on July 1 2021.
53.1-202.3. Rate at which sentence credits may be earned - Virginia Law
A. A maximum of 4.5 sentence credits may be earned for each 30 days served on a sentence for a conviction for any offense of 1. A Class 1 felony;.
A slap in the face Prisoners families have hopes dashed by governors ...
11/07/2022 — Glenn Youngkin signed into law an amendment curtailing the expansion ... would be 65 percent shorter than the sentence for many offenders ...
New Laws Go Into Effect - July 1 2021 - Justice Forward Virginia
01/07/2021 — Thursday July 1 2021 marks the enactment of several of Justice Forward Virginias priority criminal justice reforms in the Commonwealth.
Gain time reform passes out of Senate Criminal Justice Committee
04/03/2021 — A bill that would allow inmates to serve as little as 65% of their sentences if they complete rehabilitation programs and training while in ...
BOP First Step Act Overview - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Learn how the First Step Act affects BOP inmates and their families. On December 21 2018 President Trump signed into law the First Step Act (FSA) of 2018 ...
Virginia Inmates May Be Eligible for Early Release
16/06/2021 — On June 17 2022 the VA legislature voted against this law in part during their special session. It impacts some inmates who thought it would ...
Justice Department Announces New Rule Implementing Federal Time ...
13/01/2022 — “Today the Department of Justice is doing its part to honor this promise ... Register in the coming weeks and will take immediate effect.
Earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system for ...
Repealing the Earned Sentence Credit law that passed in 2020 and is supposed to go into effect July 1 2022 is outrageous. Republican leaders claim that it is ...
BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT - The Florida Senate
08/03/2021 — under current law. ... The bill takes effect July 1 2021. ... be used if it would prevent an inmate from serving either 65 percent of his ...