Virginia AG Says Former Parole Board Chair Violated Law in Release of Violent Offenders
According to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, the former chair of the Virginia Parole Board, Adrianne Bennett, broke numerous laws and policies when she released over 100 violent criminals in 2020 and is only avoiding criminal charges herself because the one-year statute of limitations has expired.
“If there were no statute of limitations, Chair Bennett could be charged … criminally for falsifying official records and violating court orders,” Miyares said in a news conference Wednesday.
Miyares published a 69-page report on the Virginia Parole Board detailing considerable violations of Parole Board policies and state law under Bennett’s leadership in March and April 2020 (pdf)….