This multi-state redistricting battle could be the first step in the fight for House control ahead of next year’s midterms.

A trio of Republican members of Congress have in recent days declined to seek a higher office, developments that could not ...

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 prison cites unwritten policy when declining press comment First Amendment attorney says the public has 'an interest and perhaps an obligation to understand what's going on in jails and ...

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.

States of all political stripes, including Oklahoma, North Dakota and Massachusetts, have sent officials to tour prisons in ...

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