Virginia now has the lowest recidivism rate in the country, and state officials say it’s partly due to a policy that connects ...

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 ...

Six Virginia Department of Corrections K9s will be receiving bullet and stab protective vests donated by Vested Interest in ...

VADOC Director Chad Dotson announced Thursday that recent data shows there is a 17.6% three-year reincarceration rate for inmates in state custody.

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President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned a Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced ...

The ex-sheriff, Scott Jenkins, was convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison. President Trump ...

A South Carolina inmate whose best friend and four other inmates have been put to death in less than a year appears to want ...

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The attack took place at around 9:45 a.m. Friday and involved six inmates, of which five were MS-13 members from El Salvador who had entered the United States illegally, the VADOC said. They had been ...

Three guards were stabbed and taken for medical treatment along with two others hurt Friday at Wallens Ridge State Prison in western Virginia, the state Department of Corrections said. The agency ...