Lawmaker by Day, Jail by Night?

Virginia state Del. Joseph Morrissey (D) “will resign his seat in the General Assembly in the wake of his conviction on a misdemeanor charge involving his relations with a 17-year-old girl. But he plans to run in a special election for his own seat,” the Washington Post reports.

“He was given six months of active jail time, with a work release arrangement that allows him to spend 12 hours a day, seven days a week either at his law firm or his legislative office. He will thus be running his special election campaign while incarcerated, and should he win, he would be serving in the legislature by day and returning to jail at night.”