Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in 2023.
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Issues playing out at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center are part of a national trend.
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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Two panels met this week to discuss fires, room restrictions and education issues at the state-run facility in Chesterfield County.
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This VPM News investigative series examines how years of understaffing created dangerous conditions, strained staff and left youth vulnerable.
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The men allege that the document includes false claims about the prison’s mental health care.
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Chesterfield fire responded to 45 calls from the youth facility during a 12-month period.
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Researchers warn of potential biases in AI algorithms.
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State lawmakers would need to waive the Medicaid “inmate exclusion.”
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President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
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Andrea Sapone’s recently created oversight office is still hiring staff.
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The state Department of Corrections director has disputed allegations of abuse.
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The federal courts say they have taken "extensive" steps to protect workers from abuse, discrimination and harassment since the rise of the #MeToo movement, but critics say many workers don't trust the internal system for reporting complaints.
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Lawmakers continue to push for the development of a legal retail marijuana market.
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Thousands are eligible for federal tuition grants, but fewer can attend.
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18 people have died while incarcerated at the Prince George facility.
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Medical providers expressed concern about temperatures at the Marion Correctional Treatment Facility where inmates have been hospitalized at least 13 times for hypothermia over the last three years.
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Caroline Ouko, Irvo Otieno's mother, said, “We shouldn’t have to wait for justice.”
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On the Home Cooked podcast, Olivia Weeks explores the drug’s trajectory during the past 50 years.