An inmate died at Greensville Correctional Center Sunday, the 69th death in three years at the Virginia facility facing a 50% staffing shortage.

Inmates and their loved ones at River North Correctional Center are sounding alarms at over 70 days of restricted access to ...

A Virginia bill would allow work performed while incarcerated to count toward court fines and fees. House Bill 16, introduced by Del. Cia Price, has passed the House and now heads to the Senate.

On his last full day in office, outgoing Gov. Glenn Youngkin instructed state officials to move forward with selling the ...

Talib Muwahhid has a knack for woodworking, and over the years, he’s tinkered with a variety of different projects. “I was making things like little chess sets and storage boxes and stuff out of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new bill proposed by Democrats in the Virginia state legislature is raising concerns regarding the removal of minimum prison ...

Last year, 31 visitors were caught bringing drugs into prisons, and drugs were found in the mail 12 times. Other states have tried similar methods to stop smuggling. The American Civil Liberties Union ...

TAZEWELL COUNTY, Va. — A Halifax woman faces felony charges after authorities say she attempted to smuggle drugs into a Virginia state correctional facility during visiting hours. Paula Saunders ...