Virginia Department of Corrections

News & Press Releases

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  VADOC Provides Update on Fatal Attack at River North Correct...

  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA —  The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) Office of Law Enforcement Services (OLES) continues to investigate the deadly Monday morning attack by an inmate at River North Correctional Center. Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall, 40, was killed in the vicious attack. Officer Hall had been an employee with the VADOC since April 25, 2024.  “Our agency, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and corrections professionals around the n...  Read More — VADOC Provides Update on Fatal Attack at River North Correct...

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  VADOC Investigating Death of Inmate Following Apparent Attac...

  RICHMOND —  The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is investigating the death of an inmate following an apparent attack by that inmate’s cell partn...  Read More — VADOC Investigating Death of Inmate Following Apparent Attac...

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  VADOC Committed to Hiring Veterans as America Celebrates Vet...

  RICHMOND —  As the United States pauses to honor those who have served in the military this Veterans Day, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) ex...  Read More — VADOC Committed to Hiring Veterans as America Celebrates Vet...

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  VADOC Probation & Parole Officers Keeping Virginia Safe this...

  Probation & Parole (P&P) Officers across the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) are taking proactive and preventive action to e...  Read More — VADOC Probation & Parole Officers Keeping Virginia Safe this...