A Virginia man was sentenced to one day in jail and a fine of nearly $10,000 after officials say he admitted to killing over ...

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — The Virginia Department of Corrections said they are investigating an incident at Wallens Ridge ...

It’s been over a month since inmates at one of Virginia’s maximum security correctional centers – Wallens Ridge-- attacked ...

The agency’s own statistics complicate the prison’s success story, and two criminal justice experts also point out shortfalls ...

But after the autopsy was completed, police questioned the stepfather a second time and allegedly got a different answer: ...

One of the birds caught in a trap Smith had set up struggled for over seven hours before he beat it to death with a pole, ...

The move arises from legislation sent to Gov. Ralph Northam this year during an increased focus on jails in Virginia following the 2015 death of Jamycheal Mitchell in the Hampton Roads Regional Jail.

When inmates are released from state prisons, officials keep track to see how many of them come back during a three-year ...

LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Greenbrier County authorities made several arrests this week following checks of five shops that sell ...

A new report shows that Virginia now leads the nation in the lowest recidivism rate, meaning fewer people return to prison after release.