Two law-and-order Republicans, including a longtime Chesapeake jail deputy, are pushing the idea that former inmates who do exceptionally well on probation should get a break on time in the system.
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Democrats’ suggestions that former inmates who do exceptionally well on probation should get a break on the time they’re in the system died with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s vetoes last year.
But now that two law-and-order Republicans, including a longtime Chesapeake jail deputy, are pushing the idea advocates are hoping the governor will take a fresh look.
Andre Cooper, nearing the end of his 10 years on probation, says it’s the kind of break that could keep many former inmates he knows sticking to the tough path of finding a new life that does not involve crime.
Andre Cooper who made probation a success for himself, hopes bills pending in the General Assembly will make the process a little easier for other former inmates.
