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Family suing state, Red Onion Prison for death of inmate
“Guards at Red Onion State Prison ignored inmate Kawaski Bass’ cries for help during a fatal beating last September, according to a $3.5 million lawsuit filed on behalf of his mother.” Read more:...
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Private Prison Company May Take Over Virginia Sex Offender Center
“Virginia is in the final stages of reviewing proposals that would privatize a mental health treatment facility for sex offenders who can be held indefinitely under state law, according to state...
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Inmates at Va women’s prison sue over health care
“Medical care at a Virginia women’s prison is so deficient that it violates the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, five inmates claim in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.” Read more here:...
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Mother of inmate strangled at supermax Virginia prison sues, claiming guards...
“Guards and security officials at Virginia’s most secure prison conspired with an inmate to give him the opportunity to kill another prisoner, the slain man’s mother claims in a lawsuit.” Read more:...
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Inmate testifies for state in Chesapeake jail escape
“In the hopes of avoiding a felony conviction, an inmate of the Chesapeake City jail testified today against three co-defendants charged with helping a fifth inmate escape. Standing in a red jail...
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Settlement will allow Va. inmates to grow beards
Another religious discrimination case regarding hair length. According to this article, the Virginia Department of Corrections has settled with a Sunni Muslim inmate who stated that his religious...
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Virginia weighs ban on some restraints for pregnant inmates
From the article: “Pregnant inmates in Virginia would no longer be restrained by waist chains during their pregnancies or labor, except in extreme circumstances, under new regulations approved by the...
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Vera Institute’s Sentencing & Corrections Headlines
AL – Alabama’s Attorney General: Juvenile Killers Can Be Sentenced to Life with the Possibility of Parole LA – Tougher Penalties on Jailhouse Infractions Now Up to Governor Bobby Jindal MS – Stillborn...
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Vera Institute’s Sentencing & Corrections Headlines
AR – Lawmakers to Take Up Parole System AZ – Ruling Says Arizona DNA Law Doesn’t Require Payments CA – California Prisons’ Photo Ban Leaves Legacy of Blurred Identities CA – Jails Look to Affordable...
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