The Virginia Department of Corrections says a corrections officer was injured and taken to an off-site hospital after an ...

A corrections officer is recovering after being attacked by an inmate at Greensville Correctional Center on Friday, according ...

A Virginia corrections officer is hurt after state officials say they were attacked by a Greensville County inmate on Friday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been about three months since Andy Patrick Williams has been outside, said his wife Jamie. They got married over the phone ...

Prisons in Virginia and other states have been facing staffing issues for years. Toward the end of 2025, the Virginia Department of Corrections had an 18.6% job vacancy rate overall, but ...

30,000 law enforcement K-9s are estimated to be helping police throughout the country.

House Bill 80 focuses on reporting compliance rather than redefining custody standards. Virginia law already requires correctional facilities and law enforcement agencies to submit reports when a ...

The Virginia Parole Board denied Dustin Turner's requests in 2020 and 2024 before ultimately granting parole in 2026.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed Joseph Walters as the 11th Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), effective Saturday, January 17. “I am deeply honored and humbled ...

UPDATE: Thursday, February 19, 2026 @ 2:04 p.m. | BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — According to Andy Malinoski with the West Virginia Division of Corrections, 42-year-old Jason Eddie Pittman remains on the loose.

Bills to foster maternal health care resources for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women have recently passed the General Assembly.

The Bureau of Prisons, despite all of its issues, is once again being pushed to the side. Staffing shortages and crumbling buildings still dominate under Trump.