Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Re: Life after being convicted of a felony

Convicted felons in the Commonwealth lose their right to exercise the franchise(voting rights)and

no longer may legally purchase or possess firearms. Such felons are now also required to

provide the Commonwealth with a sample of their DNA and if the felony of which they were convicted involved a sex offense against a minor,

their names must also appear on the list of registered sex offenders maintained by the Commonwealth.

These are some of the rights impacted or impositions incurred by persons convicted of a felony in the Commonwealth. There may be others.

As far as a support group for convicted felons,

I have never heard of such, but the idea may have merit. You should check with the local social services agency in your area or, perhaps, with

one of the so-called 12 step self-help programs

to see if they might know of one in your area, and, if not, perhaps,(with your help) such a program could be started.