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- Three of September's seven parole grants involved sexual-offense convictions
The Virginia Parole Board granted parole in September to three men convicted of sexual offenses, including one with a 2023 conviction for rape of a child under 13.
- Mecklenburg County man convicted of 2016 drug distribution granted release at 65
William Kennedy Robinson, 65, was granted parole in August after serving decades on drug distribution convictions, according to Virginia Parole Board records.
- Pittsylvania County man convicted of 1995 rape and sodomy granted parole at 72
Edward Charles White, 72, was granted parole in August after serving decades on rape and forcible sodomy convictions, according to Virginia Parole Board records.
- Virginia Committee Hears Push to Reform Failure-to-Appear Laws
Justice Forward Virginia urges lawmakers to limit felony charges for missing court dates linked to economic hardship.
- NEW: Governor Spanberger Stands Up to Trump Administration Effort to Strip Protections from 400,000 Acres of National Forests in Virginia
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today urged the Trump Administration to abandon its proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule — known as the Roadless Rule — that would jeopardize nearly 400,000 acres of National Forests in Virginia.
- Juvenile criteria, age and health: how September's parole cases were decided
The board weighed a new juvenile-offender procedure and geriatric eligibility in September, granting one juvenile case and denying another, and granting seven of 85 cases overall.
- Federal Judge Effectively Blocks New State Law Limiting Virginia's Cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing most provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement to continue while the legal challenge plays out.