DOJ facing questions after trying to drop case against accused MS-13 leader 05:30. An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said ...

Virginia’s new corrections ombudsman, Andrea Sapone, announced in December that her office would launch an investigation into the conditions at Red Onion.

Virginia prison officials are granting more inmates enhanced earned sentence credits for good behavior, leading to earlier releases. The change comes after an ACLU lawsuit.

Today, black people are overrepresented in the prison population. In Virginia, 58 percent of people in prisons are black, despite making up only 20 percent of the state’s population.

Democratic state lawmakers have pledged to press Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration for answers after a recent report uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations at a state prison.

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia extended its contract to keep Lawrenceville Correctional Center under private management until July 2024, despite efforts by lawmakers and protests by advocacy groups.

An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who entered the US illegally.