Something is rotten in Richmond.
Scandal has befallen the Virginia Parole Board, and it’s finally coming to light.
Recent investigations into the Parole Board—which operates in secret and conceals records from the public—reveal board members violated its rules granting parole to convicted killers serving life sentences. Worse, the five-member board—all Democrats—decided this without informing victims’ families and state prosecutors beforehand.
Established in 1942, the agency decides how to “grant parole, to deny parole, to detain parole violators, and to revoke parole.” Unsurprisingly, they “serve at the pleasure of the Governor.” That governor, mind you, is Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA). Yes, that guy.
Why aren’t more Virginia Republicans, save for a few individuals, talking about this scandal? All GOP candidates running for statewide office should make this a campaign issue.