A federal jury has awarded $667,000 in damages to a group of incarcerated Muslim men in Missouri who were pepper-sprayed by state correctional officers while praying.

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

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

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

Ohio correctional facilities will soon be required by law to provide incarcerated women with free feminine hygiene products. Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 29 on Dec.

A state appeals panel has sided with the state Department of Corrections in rejecting a transgender woman’s bid to transfer ...

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

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 ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) received five new bullet and stab-protective police dog vests thanks to a donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K-9s Aika, ...

A bill aimed to expand protections for correctional officers failed to advance in the Senate.

Just hours after the federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia appointed a new interim US attorney to replace Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan, the administration said he is fired. The judges ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes of President Donald Trump was swiftly fired Friday by the ...