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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Virginia’s Department of Corrections boasted it was used to dealing with contagious diseases and assured the public it was…
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Later this month the Virginia legislature will begin a special session to review the rules governing police conduct in this state, but advocates hope…
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One of Virginia’s largest prisons – and the only one operated by a private, for-profit company – has water today after a week that saw shutoffs, flooding…
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For the last three months, inmates in Virginia prisons have had no visitors and spend most of their time in cells or pods. Educational programs and group…
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To reduce the risk of coronavirus in prisons, the legislature said wardens should consider release of anyone due to get out within the next year.…
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The coronavirus pandemic has shone new light on social problems in this country – income inequality, racism, homelessness and poor access to medical care.…
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Public health experts say prisons are especially vulnerable during an epidemic with inmates living in close quarters – many of them elderly or suffering…
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Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have proposed to increase the amount of time inmates can earn for good behavior. Thursday night a group of…
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The American Civil Libties Union of Virginia has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Corrections over solitary confinement at maximum security…
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Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety is suspending a controversial prison policy before it takes effect. Officials had planned to ban women visiting…