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

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

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

A new report shows Virginia has the lowest recidivism rate in the country. Recidivism is the likelihood of a convicted individual to reoffend.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia sent a letter to the head of the state’s corrections department demanding that the agency apply a recent court decision ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The Virginia Department of Corrections says it’s closing four facilities, including three state prisons, in July to address safety concerns and staffing challenges.

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is mourning the line-of-duty death of Rivan, a K-9 killed while heroically protecting its assigned Corrections Officer ...

The records revealed details about the last seconds of prisoners' lives and indicated the Virginia Department of Corrections may have tried to cover up one of the state's recent botched executions.

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed a new director of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Governor Youngkin has tapped Chadwick Dotson, a retired judge who most recently served as ...

the Virginia Department of Corrections confirmed Wednesday. Lawmakers in Virginia’s Legislative Black Caucus say a dozen prisoners have harmed themselves since mid-September and want an investig ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections on Thursday announced that it had resumed control of Lawrenceville Correctional Center. For years, Lawrenceville had been the only for-profit prison in the ...