Originally published in the Spring 2022 edition of the Virginia Defender, issue 68, printed April 21. Reproduced here for accessibility and archival purposes. To find other stories in the Spring 2022 issue or to download the full PDF, see this post. For other issues dating back to 2012, see the Full Issues page.

Jermaine Doss, a Virginia prisoner whom the Defenders believe was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life-plus-34 years for a crime he did not commit, was turned down for parole for the second time on Dec. 6, 2021. The reasons given were the “Serious nature and circumstances of your offense(s); The Board concludes that you should serve more of your sentence prior to your release on parole.”