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VADOC: Drugs worth $150,000 in 'prison value' found at guard's home
The Virginia Department of Corrections arrested one of it's own for smuggling drugs into a state prison, it announced on ...
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Two inmates who burned themselves at Red Onion State Prison transferred out of state
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has confirmed that two inmates that purposefully burned themselves while at Red Onion State Prison have been transferred of out-of-state facilities.
Look inside: We spent $64 million turning an old Virginia prison into an apartment complex— ‘it's important to preserve history'
The Lorton Reformatory was built in 1910 and shut down in 2001. Now the 2,400-acre property houses apartments, a preschool, ...
News Tribune2d
Officer planned to bring more than $150K in drugs to prison, VA officials say
Raekwon Robins, 29, formerly worked at the Pocahontas State Correctional Center, according to an April 22 Virginia Department of Corrections news release. During a search of Robins’ home ...
The Register-Herald3d
West Virginia’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is doing something right
“Our correctional industry leaders and employees have recognized that operating a successful prison ... Virginia is sometimes unfairly criticized by outsiders that are unaware of the state ...
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Gov. Newsom celebrates Earth Day by visiting Chico State farm
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SPENT THE DAY CELEBRATING EARTH DAY IN CHICO. HE TOURED THE CHICO STATE FARM AND THE UNIVERSITY’S EFFORTS ON REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. THE EVENT PROFILED THE STATE’S FARM ...
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Lance Yardley named acting commissioner of W.Va. Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — State officials announced a new leader has been selected for West Virginia’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Gov. Patrick Morrisey named Lance Yardley as ...