Lawmakers claim they've received reports from parents and advocates of prolonged lockdowns, solitary confinement and a lack ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections has made drug abuse prevention a priority, spending millions of dollars to help prison ...

A Virginia inmate is facing two felony charges related to an attack on a correctional officer at Nottoway Correctional Center. Hunter Dale Lee Runion, 28, was indicted Tuesday by a Nottoway County ...

House Republican leaders on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after a band of GOP lawmakers staged a rebellion ...

Gov. Glen Youngkin is soon to sign House Bill 2158, a major stride in prison reform. This bipartisan bill, patroned by delegates Betsy Carr and Carrie Coyner, aims to expand higher education ...

While the Virginia Department of Corrections maintains its efforts to keep staff and inmates safe, recent allegations of abuse and reports of inmates burning themselves at Red Onion State are at ...

“The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (WV DCR) confirms an inmate has died at Mount Olive Correctional Center. In response to this incident, multiple employees have been placed ...

Some people incarcerated in Maryland’s prisons may have a chance to have their sentences reduced through a bill being considered now. The Second Look Act would allow younger offenders who have served ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Inmates in orange jumpsuits will no longer mow grass in the city’s medians, but they will start picking up litter soon. The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office recently ditched ...

A plan to build a 3,000-inmate prison in Arkansas hit a roadblock in the state Senate on Tuesday, while the Alabama Legislature gave final approval to ensure funding for another mega-prison. The ...