WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A state investigation launched after several Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves and alleged racism, sexual abuse and mistreatment found that a majority of the ...

Virginia lawmakers and advocates are hoping for a closer look at the allegations of mistreatment at Red Onion State Prison ...

Virginia’s Office of the State Inspector General looked into nine allegations from multiple people at two separate Virginia ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Chadwick Dotson, director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, has recently announced his resignation. In a post to his Facebook page on Tuesday, Jan. 13, Dotson announced ...

Utica, N.Y. ― A former prison guard from Mid-State Correctional Facility has been sentenced for planting evidence after the ...

Two days before three inmates were killed and 12 inmates were injured, a 30-year-old inmate was found dead at the Washington State Prison.

Unless he misbehaves in the next year and a half, a state prison inmate won’t serve any additional time in a case that ...

An inmate in a Solano County state prison is suspected of killing another incarcerated man, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Tuesday. On Jan. 4 just before 7:30 p.m., a ...

Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran released the identities of two of the three Washington State inmates dead after several fights.

Three inmates are dead and 13 are injured following a fight at Washington State Prison in Davisboro. Local deputies and state troopers assisted the GDC in regaining control of the facility and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sign for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ Rockview state prison on Feb. 12, 2025. (Abby Drey/[email protected]) ...