A look back at how Shenandoah Valley correctional centers handled COVID-19 outbreaks (Source: Raycom images) By Simone McKenny | WHSV | March 11, 2021 at 6:46 PM EST - Updated March 11 at 6:46 PM
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) “This virus is killing people and it’s scary. I have a brother in there who can’t do anything. He can’t do anything. He’s helpless and it’s scary. I’m his sister and I fear for him.”
Liz Wells was just one of the many family members to reach out to WHSV with concerns for a family member incarcerated in a correctional facility in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Virginia man pleads guilty in accidental shooting death
March 8, 2021 GMT
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) A Virginia man who accidentally shot and killed his 12-year-old brother while mishandling a semiautomatic pistol was given a suspended prison sentence Monday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Rayshawn Elmore, 22, entered his plea before a Chesterfield Circuit Court judge, who accepted the terms of a plea agreement in sentencing Elmore to five years with all five years suspended, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The judge also ordered that Elmore be supervised by the Virginia Department of Corrections for no more than five years.
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The judge said it would serve no benefit to send Elmore to prison. Both the prosecution and defense agreed he had demonstrated sincere remorse.
March 2, 2021 at 3:45pm
Arlington’s top prosecutor has launched a Conviction Review Unit to investigate “claims of innocence and wrongful convictions.”
The unit will look into claims of wrongful convictions, including those who were convicted at trial of murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and other felonies.
Just last year, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law that actually expands the pool of defendants who are eligible to challenge convictions.
Established within the Commonwealth’s Attorney Office for Arlington County and Falls Church, the unit will also be responsible for litigating motions for post-conviction DNA testing and responding to Freedom of Information Act requests.