Press Release
Virginia Department of Corrections Responds to Inaccurate Coverage, Skewed Reporting
February 16, 2022
For example, the article refers to an incident of alleged inmate abuse covered by the Times-Dispatch earlier this year. Immediately upon learning of these new allegations, VADOC voluntarily and without further prompting submitted all evidence from its own investigations of the matter to the local Commonwealth’s Attorney for an independent third-party review. The Department will stand by any decision here and take any steps necessary based on their evaluation. VADOC welcomes the external oversight provided by the Commonwealth Attorney’s review process.