Within hours of being sworn in as Virginia’s new attorney general, Jason Miyares has announced investigations into the Virginia Parole Board and Loudoun County Public Schools, citing public demand for transparency and accountability in the wake of what he described as scandals and their “horrific aftermath.” Miyares, who was sworn in on Jan. 15, said in a statement that one of the probes relates to the Virginia Parole Board’s alleged illegal actions in connection with the early release of individuals responsible for a range of crimes, including murder. “The Virginia Parole Board broke the law when they let out murderers, rapists, and cop killers early on their sentences without notifying the victims,” Miyares said. One of the cases pertained to the freeing of parolee Vincent Martin, who was sentenced to life behind bars for the 1979 murder of police officer Michael Connors during a traffic stop. In 2020, Virginia’s Office …