Meanwhile, officials are exploring using temporary portable A/C units and working to install long-term solutions in older facilities not designed for A/C. Reel Nearly a quarter of VADOC inmates in ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) facilities have officially closed as scheduled. Augusta Correctional Center in Augusta County, Sussex II State Prison in ...

Eighteen facilities designed and built without climate control air conditioning are still in use by the VADOC. Within these facilities, staff has installed additional fans to keep housing units as ...