Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women hosted a TEDx event on Wednesday, featuring more than 40 speakers, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) officials.

At least a half dozen senior officials with the Virginia Department of Corrections have been replaced under the department’s new director, Joseph Walters, according to an internal memo obtained ...

Virginia’s Department of Corrections says it’s in the process of modernizing prison communications -- giving high-tech tablets to 25-hundred inmates at four test sites. Officials have already branded ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections says a corrections officer was injured and taken to an off-site hospital after an ...

Prisons in Virginia and other states have been facing staffing issues for years. Toward the end of 2025, the Virginia Department of Corrections had an 18.6% job vacancy rate overall, but ...

Jermiah “Jerry” Fitz has been appointed as the Chief Deputy Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections, Governor Abigail Spanberger announced. (Virginia Department of Corrections) VIRGINIA – ...

RICHMOND, VA. - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) will honor Master Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall, who was killed in the line of duty, with a memorial service on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Red Onion State Prison in Wise County (Photo courtesy of Virginia Department of Corrections.) On July 23, 2023, Jaeon Chavis was ...

Four corrections officers were injured following an "incident" at Wallens Ridge State Prison, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections.