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Virginia man to be released from prison after state Supreme Court rules sentence credits were wrongly denied

  • Virginia man convicted of attempted aggravated murder will be released from prison.
  • State Supreme Court ruled that he had been wrongfully denied earned sentence credits.
  • ACLU sued Department of Corrections for immediate release.
  • Earned sentence credit program allows inmates to earn early release for good behavior.
  • Department of Corrections extended release date after new Attorney General disagreed with interpretation of the law.
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