Chairman Dotson News Today

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) will soon be under the leadership of a former Southwest Virginia judge. A release from VADOC states that Director Harold W. Clarke has notified Gov. Glenn Youngkin of his decision to retire from the position after decades of public service in the corrections field. […]

A former Wise County Circuit Court judge and current Virginia Parole Board chair will become director of the state’s prison system.

The governors new head of the Parole Board is Patricia West, a former judge who served as a member of the State Corporation Commission, director of juvenile justice and secretary of public safety under Gov. George Allen, and as chief deputy attorney general under Ken Cuccinelli.

The governors new head of the Parole Board is Patricia West, a former judge who served as a member of the State Corporation Commission, director of juvenile justice and secretary of public safety under Gov. George Allen, and as chief deputy attorney general under Ken Cuccinelli.

The governors new head of the Parole Board is Patricia West, a former judge who served as a member of the State Corporation Commission, director of juvenile justice and secretary of public safety under Gov. George Allen, and as chief deputy attorney general under Ken Cuccinelli.

The governors new head of the Parole Board is Patricia West, a former judge who served as a member of the State Corporation Commission, director of juvenile justice and secretary of public safety under Gov. George Allen, and as chief deputy attorney general under Ken Cuccinelli.

As someone who has been incarcerated for over 40 years, I was dismayed to learn that in the first two weeks Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s first parole board was in place