Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Although the inmates are convicted felons and cannot vote, they are counted as part of the overall population. They ...

At Deerfield Correctional Center in southeastern Virginia, which holds 1,066 geriatric inmates, the per-capita cost per inmate in 2014 was $36,220, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections.

The FBI has announced that it is closing its investigation into the Duke of York's connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ...

Legislation introduced during the 2024 General Assembly session created an ombudsman position to oversee the Virginia ...

As of July 1, the cost of video visitation through the Virginia Department of Corrections dropped from 15 cents to 12 cents ...

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.

Virginia houses 113 MS-13 inmates, according to statistics shared by the state Department of Corrections as of June 13. That’s around 2.5% of confirmed gang members behind bars.

First Amendment attorney says the public has 'an interest and perhaps an obligation to understand what's going on in jails and prisons' ...

It’s summer, and that means trouble for some of the state’s oldest prisons. Some still lack air conditioning, and even those ...

Two former West Virginia correctional officers have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in an assault that ...

Virginia’s top investigatory body is turning its attention to Red Onion State Prison after alarming reports of self-harm and poor conditions at the supermax facility in Wise County. Andrea ...