The Office of the State Inspector General’s corrections ombudsman unit ended December by posting 8 site visit reports.

House Bill 173 would require that the Virginia Department of Corrections provide extended visitation access for long-distance travelers who live at least 150 miles outside of the correctional facility ...

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

Chadwick Dotson will no longer serve as the director of the Virginia Department of Corrections as of this Friday, as the ...

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- Representatives with the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) said an officer at River North Correctional Center in Independence was killed during an attack by an ...

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 ...

A corrections officer died after being attacked by an inmate Monday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The attack happened around 7:53 a.m. at the River North Correctional ...

Halifax woman Paula Saunders Daniel charged with attempting to smuggle Buprenorphine and cocaine into Virginia state prison during visiting hours.

The investigation continues into a $1.1 million drug trafficking operation at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. Three additional people have been charged by a grand jury ...