Virginia should expand higher education in prisons and jails as a public safety and workforce development strategy, the ...

Mike Berryman vividly recalls freezing nights in his prison cell, where the cold was so intense he could sometimes see his ...

Three correctional officers have been arrested in connection with two separate incidents of reported violence at Greensville ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ/VADOC Release) - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is mourning the death of K-9 Rivan, killed while protecting its assigned Corrections Officer, staff ...

Three correctional officers at Greensville County Correctional Center have been arrested following reported violence at the ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections says it’s closing four facilities, including three state prisons, in July to address safety concerns and staffing challenges. The department announced ...

At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

Three people have been arrested following a seizure of more than $80,000 of illegal drugs at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women.

Internal police for the Virginia Department of Corrections arrested Betty Jo Hoyer and Michael Norman Hoyer, a husband and wife, alongside corrections officer Krystal Shannon Clay. Clay was fired ...

As part of an executive order from President Trump, the West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — The West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is detaining dozens of immigrants suspected of crimes, state leadership confirmed Monday. Gov. Patrick ...

Several K9 units in Virginia will be receiving new body armor thanks to the non-profit Vested Interest in K9, Inc. The ...