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

Six Virginia Department of Corrections K9s will be receiving bullet and stab protective vests donated by Vested Interest in ...

VADOC Director Chad Dotson announced Thursday that recent data shows there is a 17.6% three-year reincarceration rate for inmates in state custody.

RICHMOND — The head of Virginia’s prison system, Harold Clarke, told lawmakers Wednesday that his department is short 1,500 correctional officers, leaving essential posts unmanned and forcing ...

CAPRON — Warning of security risks at its facilities, the Virginia Department of Corrections says it is experiencing its worst-ever staffing crisis and is seeking to increase starting salaries ...

A female corrections officer at the Nottoway Correction Center was stabbed during an incident that occurred on Thursday, May 8.

Kinney, director of communications for the Virginia Department of Corrections. Additionally, 75 positions will be transferred from Powhatan Main Correctional Center to Deep Meadow Correctional ...

Numbers are included in the Virginia Department of Corrections Fy2014 Judicial Mapping Project In Virginia, 38,000 citizens were incarcerated in 2016. Almost 90 percent of those released return home.

A few dozen people gathered at the state capitol in Richmond on Saturday to protest alleged abuses at Wallens Ridge and Red ...