It’s been over a month since inmates at one of Virginia’s maximum security correctional centers – Wallens Ridge-- attacked ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections said they are investigating an incident at Wallens Ridge State Prison.VADOC said that ...

The agency’s own statistics complicate the prison’s success story, and two criminal justice experts also point out shortfalls ...

More than $150,000 worth of drugs, $1,000 in cash, and a handgun were seized after a search warrant was carried out at Robins’ house. The Virginia Department of Corrections stated that there is ...

When inmates are released from state prisons, officials keep track to see how many of them come back during a three-year ...

the Virginia Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday. Lawmakers in Virginia’s Legislative Black Caucus say a dozen prisoners have harmed themselves since mid-September and want an investig ...

The only privately-operated state prison has now changed hands and is in the control of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Lawrenceville Correctional Center opened in 1998. The current ...

A new report shows that Virginia now leads the nation in the lowest recidivism rate, meaning fewer people return to prison after release.

The Virginia Department of Corrections on Thursday announced that it had resumed control of Lawrenceville Correctional Center. For years, Lawrenceville had been the only for-profit prison in the ...

RICHMOND — The head of Virginia’s prison system, Harold Clarke, told lawmakers Wednesday that his department is short 1,500 correctional officers, leaving essential posts unmanned and forcing ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - A nonprofit organization will donate bullet and stab protective vests to 11 K9s of the Virginia Department of Corrections. K9s Chako, Cyrus, Doc, Eros, Faro, Gus ...