Virginia Gov. Spanberger appoints Joseph Walters as director of Department of Corrections

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed Joseph Walters as the 11th Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections ...
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Virginia Department of Corrections director Chadwick Dotson to leave as Spanberger’s administration takes office

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

State inspectors identify ‘substandard conditions’ at Bland Correctional Center

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

Pending bill could clarify visitation standards for Va. correctional facilities

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 ...

Virginia Prison Loses Bid to Avoid Solitary Confinement Trial

The Virginia Department of Corrections failed to dodge a trial delving into a prisoner class action’s constitutional claims over a high-security prison’s solitary confinement procedures.
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WATCH: Colleagues and loved ones mourn the death of Virginia Department of Corrections Officer

A procession was held Thursday for Jeremy Lewis Hall, the Virginia Department of Corrections Officer who was killed by an inmate in Independence. New details this evening reveal that Hall died ...