After starting at the jail in November, Dr. Matthew Sachs discovered what he described as "a massive problem" with prescription drug abuse
The original bill would have prohibited the use of isolated confinement for longer than 15 days per each 60-day cycle
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Throughout their partnership with a private healthcare provider, VADOC has faced criticism over the quality of health services
Arlington County is now including fentanyl test strips in the kits, along with Narcan and other treatment resources
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Roberts will be remembered as Virginia’s longest-serving sheriff and as the first African American to serve as president of the National Sheriffs Association
The inmates overpowered a CO, took his keys and escaped through a hole in the fence to a waiting car
He is accused of punching an officer in the face multiple times causing several lacerations
The department has hired more than 100 veterans since it began working with the Virginia Values Veterans Initiative
USP Lee remains in lockdown "out of an abundance of caution"
Wossen Assaye was sentenced to 32 years in prison on Friday, along with five years of supervised release once he has served his sentence
DOC will use the biometric voice verification technology to identify and monitor the offenders
Alfredo Prieto was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m. Thursday at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt
Virginia plans to execute Alfredo Prieto at 9 p.m. Thursday after Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe rejected the El Salvador native's attempt to delay his death sentence this week
Unless Gov. Terry McAuliffe or the U.S. Supreme Court steps in this week, Alfredo Prieto will be the first Virginia inmate to be executed in nearly three years Thursday
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