Three correctional officers have been arrested in connection with two separate incidents of reported violence at Greensville ...

An inmate who claims Virginia prison guards drove him to a medical appointment in a dog cage is asking the Fourth Circuit to ...

At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

A former West Virginia correctional officer has been convicted in connection to the fatal assault of an inmate in the ...

More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Mercury takes a look ...

President Donald Trump signs executive order for mass deportation to ensue, while dissolving previous ban on private prisons.

Three women have been charged for attempting to smuggle to over $80,000 worth of illegal drugs into the Fluvanna Correctional ...

A former lieutenant at Southern Regional Jail has been found guilty on charges connected to the assault and death of an ...

A Columbus man accused of a fatal shooting in King-Lincoln Bronzeville and was arrested in Virginia has received his prison ...

A former West Virginia correctional officer was convicted by a federal jury on charges relating to the death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in 2022.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The federal prosecutor for the Southern District of West Virginia hopes the conviction of a former supervisor of Corrections Officers will help improve the culture surrounding the ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — An inmate at a federal correctional facility in West Virginia was sentenced to additional prison time after he was found with a weapon, officials said. Demoreal Killebrew ...