Claim: Since parole abolition, Virginia's "crime rate has fallen to third lowest in the country, our recidivism rate is down 20 percent and that's the second lowest in the country."
Fact-check: Obenshain says Virginia's crime and recidivism rates have dropped since parole abolition
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Warren Fiske
Date published: 2015-08-03T00:00:00