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Loved ones of inmates call for Department of Corrections to close three prisons, remove current leadership

Dozens rallied outside of the VADOC headquarters in Richmond on Friday, Oct. 24, calling for a change in leadership and for ...

Va. corrections department, ombudsman office sign agreement to facilitate investigations

Virginia’s Department of Corrections and the state’s corrections ombudsman have settled on a memorandum of understanding — a ...
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Critics challenge new prison policy, punishing all inmates in a pod for violations by one

With a shortage of correctional officers, some Virginia prisons are taking a surprising new approach to discipline – forcing inmates to police one another. If they don’t, everyone is punished.
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‘They’re killing people’: Multiple angry family members express concerns about VADOC conditions at ombudsman meeting

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Multiple angry family members gathered Thursday to express concerns over conditions in the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), particularly at Red Onion State Prison and ...