The Virginia Department of Corrections has made drug abuse prevention a priority, spending millions of dollars to help prison ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ/VADOC Release) - The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is mourning the death of K-9 Rivan, killed while protecting its assigned Corrections Officer, staff ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday an executive order that would make Virginia the latest state to revive a decades-old ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections says it’s closing four facilities, including three state prisons, in July to address safety concerns and staffing challenges. The department announced ...

The Virginia Department of Corrections has recently provided flood relief to residents in impacted areas of Buchanan County.

The following September, a patrol dog named Oscar attacked Ryan Edwards, a Virginia Department of Corrections canine-officer trainee, during obedience training. The dog bit both of Edwards ...

Nearly a month after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order deputizing Virginia State Police to assist in federal ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections will be testing drug and contraband scanners to see if they can reduce overdose deaths in their facilities. Each year, VADOC reports inmate ...

Anette, Chulligan, Cody, Hondo, PI, Elvis, Vico, and Tosca are all some of the VADOC K9s that recently received bullet and ...

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MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Corrections has suspended leases for events involving alcohol at the West Virginia Penitentiary as of Monday morning. The Moundsville Center ...