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 ...

Local municipalities dispute their designation as sanctuary jurisdictions despite policies protecting criminal illegals from ...

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

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned a Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced ...

Jail officials said inmate Austin Lee Randall and visitor Amy Michelle Carmine were caught in a conspiracy to deliver drugs ...

Virginia leads the nation with the lowest recidivism rate, achieving a 17.6% rate for state-responsible inmates released in ...

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, court documents stated.

Smith admitted to using a trap and a banned neurotoxin to poison fish in order to sicken over 20 raptors on his property.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An ex-jail supervisor in West Virginia was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in the coverup of an assault by other corrections officers ...

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.

President Donald Trump pardons Virginia Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of bribery, and accused former President Joe ...