RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Chadwick Dotson, director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, has recently announced his ...

A woman was charged after attempting to smuggle more than $96,000 in drugs into a correctional center in Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va. — Four Virginia Department of Corrections K9s will soon have new protection in the line of duty thanks to a charitable donation. K9s Aika, Black Jack, Chase, and Chica will receive ...

Virginia Corrections Ombudsman Andrea Sapone (left) listens to Bending the Bars founder Nicole Deyo (right) during a meeting in Richmond on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia ...

Virginia’s top investigatory body is turning its attention to Red Onion State Prison following alarming reports of self-harm and poor conditions at the supermax facility in Wise County. Andrea Sapone, ...

A Halifax County woman is facing charges following a drug smuggling incident that took place at Pocahontas State Correctional ...

A bribery scandal at a federal correctional complex in Petersburg has officially been shut down with the final defendant pleading guilty on Tuesday. Daniel Thomas, 27, of Colonial Heights, pleaded ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A lawsuit filed this month in U.S. District Court alleges chronic understaffing in Virginia’s correctional ...

A corrections officer in Southwest Virginia was killed in an attack by an inmate on Monday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. A news release from the corrections department ...