Budget could boost oversight of Virginia state prisons : vim

Lawmakers will vote on creating an independent office to oversee Virginia’s Department of Corrections, a long-sought effort one advocate called a crucial first step to help shed light on what happens “behind closed doors” at state prisons.

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