The former commander of the West Virginia State Police detachments in Pleasants and Wood counties has been tapped by ...

The former commander of the West Virginia State Police detachments in Pleasants and Wood counties has been tapped by ...

In 2023, the officers were sued by Kymberly Hobbs, whose brother, Charles Givens, was found dead in his cell in February 2022. Givens was severely mentally handicapped.

Virginia’s prisons have been fighting allegations that they callously lock away prisoners for years in solitary confinement.

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

A federal jury has cleared five former correctional officers in a civil suit related to the death of an inmate housed at the ...

At least six people at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia intentionally lit themselves on fire. Now, prisoners say the staff ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has recently provided flood relief to residents in impacted areas of Buchanan County. Professionals from the Keen Mountain ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections issued the following statement: “Unfortunately, reporters, advocates, and those in the court of public opinion often attempt to undermine our agency's ...

NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Virginia's Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in ...

That same month, 8News spoke with Gregory Holloway of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), who said these claims were false. And VADOC Director Chadwick Dotson agreed. “The recent ...

The incident has also been reported to the Virginia Department of Corrections, which reviews all in-custody deaths. The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Norfolk will determine the official ...