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

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — The Virginia Department of Corrections said they are investigating an incident at Wallens Ridge ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Three Virginia corrections officers were hospitalized Friday after an alleged coordinated attack by inmates affiliated with the violent MS-13 gang and another known gang, state Department of ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections is one of five prison systems selected to participate in an initiative aimed at safely reducing the use of inmate solitary confinement, also known as ...

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