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An inmate serving time at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Wise County was slain Sunday by another inmate, the Virginia Department of Corrections said. The killing is the second at

One of the most volatile topics in public safety relates to solitary confinement in Virginia prisons. Prisoner rights advocates have been pushing for years to end a practice which Virginia prison administrators say, technically, does not exist in our state. What they describe instead as “restorative housing” is the subject of a new report... Mandated this year by the general assembly and published on December first. The Virginia Coalition on Solitary Confinement was also assigned as a part...

Two Virginia inmates serving time at separate high-security state prisons in Wise County have been indicted in the killings of two other inmates at those facilities, the Virginia Department of

RICHMOND – Two suspects connected with separate inmate deaths inside Virginia Department of Corrections facilities have been indicted.

Virginia corrections officials say the death of an inmate found unresponsive in his cell is under investigation.

POUND, Va. (AP) — The death of an inmate found unresponsive in his cell in a Virginia...