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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the killings of two people at a car dealership.

After serving 25 years, prison officials told Robert Glenn Ford he would be released in July under a 2020 Virginia law that allowed inmates to shave more time off their sentences for good behavior, his son said.

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