Virginia's DOC needs checks and balances
More than 10 unnatural deaths. Multiple lock-downs. Two fires, and even one escape — all in 30 days.
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More than 10 unnatural deaths. Multiple lock-downs. Two fires, and even one escape — all in 30 days.
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 governor's 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.