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Figuring Good-Time -- The Postconviction Process, Edward D. Barnes, Guy A. Sibilla
Figuring Good-Time -- The Postconviction Process, Edward D. Barnes, Guy A. Sibilla
University of Richmond Law Review
On July 1, 1981, a new statutory scheme for the administration of parole release became effective in Virginia. Although these new statutes which deal with the system of awarding credits for good conduct are not novel, only two other states, Arkansas and Texas, are reported to have implemented such a scheme. The following article addresses, in a general sense, the parole eligibility and release process in Virginia. This may provide some guidance for practicing attorneys and aid them in representing their clients' interests before the Virginia Parole Board. Additionally, the article reviews the newly introduced good conduct allowance system and …
Due Process Implications Of Prison Transfers, Eugene Murphy
Due Process Implications Of Prison Transfers, Eugene Murphy
University of Richmond Law Review
One of the several anomalies of prison life is the disparate protection afforded inmates transferred to higher security. Although both punitive and administrative transfers often place the inmate in the same building under almost identical conditions, only disciplinary transfers are generally conceded to give rise to due process protection. The inmate confined in isolation for fifteen days as punishment for misconduct is guaranteed a hearing with advance written notice and the rights to present testimony and receive a written decision. On the other hand, the prisoner confined indefinitely in segregation for supposed administrative reasons has such due process rights only …