Virginia

Chadwick Dotson, a retired judge and former chair of the parole board, aims to reduce the state's recidivism rate

Inmate Naseem Isaiah Roulack has been on the run since Aug. 12 when he escaped from the supervision of two security officers

The inmate who was “injured and in poor health,” surrendered to police and asked for medical treatment, the officials said

Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo's sister, Adriana, was charged by the FBI with assisting in his escape

Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, who was being held at Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Va., escaped with another inmate

The suit argues that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's process for restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions should be declared unconstitutional

Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants the law to require the Virginia Parole Board to notify local prosecutors before an inmate is paroled

"It reinforces what we always say, 'See something, say something,'" Sheriff Gabe Morgan said

State asks for audio tapes back from the Library of Virginia after a NPR story on the existence of execution recordings

The final version didn't place any restrictions on how long a prisoner can remain in solitary

The bill would have created a committee consisting of four state legislators and 11 private citizens to monitor the agency

Ava Renee Morgan, 41, served as a corrections officer with the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority

Deputy Robert Rensch had originally trained the inmate on how to use the Heimlich maneuver to assist someone when choking

Lee Boyd Malvo and his accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, shot and killed 10 people and wounded three others over a three-week span in October 2002