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2 inmates caught at IHOP after using toothbrush to escape from Va. jail

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

After release of 1 recording, Virginia DOC says execution audio tapes should remain secret

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

Drug and contraband detection in inmate mail (white paper)

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Innovations in T-ray technology allow CO staff to detect the smallest, hardest-to-find drugs and contraband that X-ray and other screening techniques can't find

Officials: Approved solitary confinement bill in Va. missing crucial components

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

House committee nixes bill to create oversight commission for Va. DOC

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

CO shot dead by her husband

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

'Longest 60 seconds of my life': Inmate honored for saving deputy who was choking

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

20 years after terrorizing D.C., sniper denied parole

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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

4 inmates who escaped prison satellite camp back in custody

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Bureau officials did not release any details about the escape

1 of 4 who escaped federal prison satellite camp surrenders

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The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $2,000 per escapee

4 inmates escape prison's satellite camp in Va.; search underway

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Officials did not release any details about how the inmates escaped

'Unethical and dangerous': Psychiatrist resigns amid 'rampant' prescription drug abuse at jail

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After starting at the jail in November, Dr. Matthew Sachs discovered what he described as "a massive problem" with prescription drug abuse

Va. House subcommittee guts bill that would have banned long-term solitary confinement in prisons

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The original bill would have prohibited the use of isolated confinement for longer than 15 days per each 60-day cycle

Virginia Supreme Court clears way to end private health care in state-run prisons

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Throughout their partnership with a private healthcare provider, VADOC has faced criticism over the quality of health services

Emergency MAT kits are key part of this Virginia medication-assisted treatment program

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Arlington County is now including fentanyl test strips in the kits, along with Narcan and other treatment resources

Providing inmates with skills for careers in HVACR

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How commercial HVACR career and technical training partnerships can reduce recidivism and improve correctional facilities

The business of body cameras: 5 keys for procurement

What the public really thinks of corrections officers

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Breaking down the correctional officer oath

First Circuit: Surgery performed on inmate to locate alleged contraband a violation of the Fourth Amendment

Using virtual reality to improve inmate interaction with families

Third Circuit reverses qualified immunity granted for Delaware prison officials

Book excerpt: Peer Support Fundamentals: Ask, Listen, Encourage, Follow-up

A video for wellness reform: 'PTSD911'

Duty to intervene applies in jails

Poll call: What should be the minimum age to become a corrections officer?

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