Virginia Mercury, by, Charlotte Rene Woods, Feb. 4, 2026

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Kenneth Hunter, Virginia Interfaith Center’s Higher Education in Prison Organizer, is quoted.

“The travel restrictions that probation terms typically come with can hamper employment, Hunter said. He said he hears that commercial truck drivers run into this problem, particularly around the North Carolina state border depending on their routes. The limitations can prevent truckers from obtaining certain jobs or stunt their growth within their jobs.”