The Virginia Department of Corrections is instituting a hiring freeze and working to cut “unnecessary spending” due to the surging costs of inmate health care, according to an internal memo.

On April 6, 2025 at 6:03 p.m., 38-year-old Michael "Norah" Horwitz of Virginia Beach was found unresponsive by a deputy ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ/VADOC Release) - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is mourning the death of K-9 Rivan, killed while protecting its assigned Corrections Officer, staff ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections has recently provided flood relief to residents in impacted areas of Buchanan County.

The Virginia Department of Corrections says it’s closing four facilities, including three state prisons, in July to address safety concerns and staffing challenges. The department announced ...

The following September, a patrol dog named Oscar attacked Ryan Edwards, a Virginia Department of Corrections canine-officer trainee, during obedience training. The dog bit both of Edwards ...

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

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“Attacks on our corrections professionals will never be tolerated, and we will always seek prosecution to the fullest extent of the law,” said Chad Dotson, Virginia Department of Corrections ...

Moreland is sentenced to serve probation at CCAP, according to a statement from the Virginia Department of Corrections. CCAPs are secure probation facilities, and probationers like Moreland ...

Jim Justice Thursday as the new commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the agency under the Department of Homeland Security that is responsible for the state ...