In June 1991, the Virginia State Penitentiary in downtown Richmond was nearing the end of its service. The prison – home to Virginia’s death row and an electric chair known as “Old Sparky ...

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

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

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.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. (AP) — An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who ...