Buildout of staff and filing process has occurred in tandem with allegations of abuse or neglect from within state prisons ...

Virginia houses 113 MS-13 inmates, according to statistics shared by the state Department of Corrections as of June 13. That’s around 2.5% of confirmed gang members behind bars.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced 521 arrests made by a state taskforce as part of immigration enforcement efforts. We’ve sought ...

Legislation introduced during the 2024 General Assembly session created an ombudsman position to oversee the Virginia ...

Gorham’s advocates say he should have been released in 2021 after three of five parole board judges voted to grant his parole ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia State Police cruiser is currently in ninth place in a nationwide contest for "Best Looking Cruiser." The top 13 police cruisers will be featured in the American ...

Four people have been indicted in a scheme to smuggle cell phones, vape pens and drugs into the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional ...

It’s summer, and that means trouble for some of the state’s oldest prisons. Some still lack air conditioning, and even those with AC may not be keeping cool. Sandy Hausman reports on conditions at the ...

SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ/US Attorney’s Office Release) - A former Vice Chairman of the Smyth County School Board has been ...

A Virginia man who helped a Georgia prison inmate flood the state with meth is headed to federal prison. Christopher M.

The former vice chairman of the Smyth County School Board has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after previously pleading ...

Federal records related to the investigation into the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.