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An escaped inmate from Virginia has now been named a suspect in an armed theft of an automobile in Montgomery County, Md.

An investigation is underway after a man with a warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody after being found outside of a Virginia state prison carrying a diaper filled with contraband items.

Virginia Department of Corrections security staff and local authorities took a male suspect into custody after he was found with contraband in an unauthorized area on VADOC property. 

Police in Maryland have identified a suspect who stole a car at gunpoint as the Virginia inmate who escaped from a Henrico hospital.

We’re a long way off from reforming a corrections department that has served as a key cog in Virginia’s long tradition of law-and-order politics, but there are signs that change is afoot. Given the political climate, especially in an election year when all 140 seats of the General Assembly are up for grabs, the fact that both Republicans and Democrats can agree that state prisons need oversight and accountability is an important bipartisan win.

The State Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, soon could be unable to rule on cases before it for the first time in Virginia history because it only has one judge sitting on the bench.

Dotson will be the 10th director of the department following role on Virginia Parole Board following stint on Virginia Parole Board.

The State Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, soon could be unable to rule on cases before it for the first time in Virginia history because it only has one judge sitting on the bench.

The State Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, soon could be unable to rule on cases before it for the first time in Virginia history because it only has one judge sitting on the bench.

The State Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities, insurance companies, banks and financial institutions, soon could be unable to rule on cases before it for the first time in Virginia history because it only has one judge sitting on the bench.