About the Agency

Virginia Code Section 53.1-136 empowers the Board to make the following decisions for persons who committed their crime prior to January 1, 1995:

• to conditionally release offenders who are parole eligible, and found suitable for release
• to revoke parole and post release supervision of those under supervision found to be in violation of the terms of their release, and
• to investigate, prepare reports and advise the Governor, when requested, on Executive Clemencies.

Virginia Code Section 53.1-40.01 also makes the Parole Board responsible to act on geriatric requests for conditional release.