Inmates were evacuated from a housing unit at State Farm Correctional Center following a report of a "loud bang" from the ...

At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

We’re legislating basic human needs here,” said Del. Holly Seibold, D-Fairfax, exhaling deeply as she waved a stack of ...

A Leesburg, Virginia, man was given a 10-year prison sentence for possession of child sex abuse material and has to register ...

An inmate who claims Virginia prison guards drove him to a medical appointment in a dog cage is asking the Fourth Circuit to ...

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A reformatory’s redevelopment into housing in Virginia has become a guiding example for cities across the United States. Read ...