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Virginia Faces Crisis in Corrections System

Entrance sign for Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center in Virginia, operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, surrounded by fencing and barbed wire.
Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center
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Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center is one of several facilities facing scrutiny over safety conditions in Virginia’s corrections system.

There’s a Corrections crisis in Virginia! State prisons and juvenile facilities are facing claims of unsafe conditions for both staff and the incarcerated, and lawmakers are starting to push back. Rich talks to VPM news reporter Keyris Manzanares and the Virginia Mercury’s Charlotte Rene Woods to find out what they've uncovered. Listen and subscribe to RVA's Got Issues wherever you get your podcasts.