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Take a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
Shaban Athuman
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Shaban Athuman
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VPM News
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsTake a look at this week's top VPM News stories. -
Jaclyn Diaz/NPR/NPR first reported on the case of Charles Givens, a disabled inmate at Marion Correctional Treatment Center, in 2023.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsIssues playing out at the Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center are part of a national trend.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsTake a look at this week's top VPM News stories.
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Tim Wright/WrightOne MediaTwo panels met this week to discuss fires, room restrictions and education issues at the state-run facility in Chesterfield County.
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Tim Wright/WrightOne MediaThis VPM News investigative series examines how years of understaffing created dangerous conditions, strained staff and left youth vulnerable.
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Courtesy/VADOCThe men allege that the document includes false claims about the prison’s mental health care.
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Keyris Manzanares/VPM NewsChesterfield fire responded to 45 calls from the youth facility during a 12-month period.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsResearchers warn of potential biases in AI algorithms.
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Eze Amos/for VPM NewsState lawmakers would need to waive the Medicaid “inmate exclusion.”
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John Coggeshall – or “Cog,” as most knew him — played many roles in his 71 years: actor, musician, nightclub singer, occasional political candidate and dogged defense lawyer.
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Documents and videos detailing the Richmond Police Department’s actions during June 2020 are now publicly available through the Library of Virginia.
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A lawsuit against Richmond police for tear gassing protesters in 2020 at the former Lee monument concluded with a settlement.
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The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission recommended that the state create a misdemeanor crime between a fine and a felony.
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Isimemen Etute’s attorney’s moved to lessen their clients charges to manslaughter, claiming that there was no evidence to show he acted with malice.
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The attorneys for Isimemen Etute asked Judge Mike Fleenor to disregard a Virginia law that bars the use of a person’s perceived gender or sexual orientation as a criminal defense.
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin restored civil rights to nearly 3,500 people since he took office in January, his office announced on Friday. The move will allow the people to vote, serve on a jury or run for public office.
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State officials say more than 4,500 people housed in Virginia prisons are scheduled to be released early this summer.
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Terrence Richardson is one of two Black men sentenced to life in prison for the murder - despite a federal jury finding them not guilty of the crime.
