Understaffing, systemic failures at state prison in Chesapeake led to inmate death, lawsuit alleges

Complaints of understaffing, ignored medical emergencies and other concerns at the state prison in Chesapeake are included in ...
WFMY News2

Virginia corrections officer killed in prison inmate attack

INDEPENDENCE, Va. — A Virginia Department of Corrections officer is dead, and two others are hurt after a reported inmate attack inside a Virginia prison. Officials said this happened just before 8 ...
WSET

Officials identify inmate accused of killing corrections officer at Virginia prison

With the turn of the calendar comes new beginnings, and for one Lynchburg family, it was a very special one. Investigation underway after two hunting dogs found dead on property in Appomattox County ...
The Daily Progress

Inmate kills Virginia correctional officer for first time since 1975

The last time an inmate at a Virginia prison fatally attacked a correctional officer was in March of 1975, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections and the union that represents ...
WXII 12 NEWS

Virginia corrections officer killed in attack by inmate at River North Correctional Center, officials say

BREAKING NEWS AT FOUR A PRISON CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS DEAD. ANOTHER IS IN A HOSPITAL AFTER AN INMATE ATTACKED THEM. IT HAPPENED AT RIVER NORTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN INDEPENDENCE. NOW INDEPENDENCE ...
WSET

One officer killed, two hospitalized in inmate attack at Virginia prison

The Henry County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 14-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound showed up at a convenience store.Authorities say they teen Lynchburg City Council members share ...
KERO-TV

Virginia corrections officer killed after being attacked by an inmate

A corrections officer in Southwest Virginia was killed in an attack by an inmate on Monday morning, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. A news release from the corrections department ...