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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...