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Federal lawsuit filed against VADOC leaders on behalf of widow of slain corrections officer

A joint federal lawsuit was filed on Friday against leaders with the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) on behalf of ...

Lawsuit filed by widow of deceased corrections officer aimed at VADOC policy changes

Federal lawsuit alleges leaders within the VADOC were aware of staffing shortages and failed to investigate a threat that led ...
Augusta Free Press

Richmond man sentenced to 42 months in prison for $619K COVID-19 scheme

A Richmond man involved in a $619K multi-state scheme for COVID-19 pandemic benefits will serve three years and six months in ...
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Richmond man sentenced to 12 years for possessing firearms as a convicted felon

A Richmond convicted felon was sentenced to 12 years in prison yesterday after authorities recovered two guns and narcotics ...
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VADOC gives back across Virginia this holiday season

Facilities, probation and parole districts and units across the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) have given back in ...
Virginia Mercury

Dog attacks persist in Virginia prisons despite 2024 law change

Patrol canines have bitten incarcerated people in the head, stomach, arms and legs — and in two cases, attacked corrections ...
WVVA

Eight additional charges filed in attempted $1.1 million drug smuggling case at VA women’s prison

A Goochland County grand jury returned eight additional charges against three people accused of trying to smuggle roughly ...
Augusta Free Press

Richmond-area drug trafficker off the streets, sentenced to 12 years in prison

A Virginia man was sentenced this week to more than 12 years in prison for a drug trafficking arrest last year. Robert Damian Atkins, 39, of Prince George, was sentenced Thursday for possession with ...