Senator Boysko Visits Virginia Prisons: “They give them $2.20 per inmate per day. My cat food…
I had the chance last week to sit down with Senator Jennifer Boysko (D-33), and talk about her…
Tag: Department of Corrections
Virginia Is At a Flashpoint in History; Time to Tackle Policing and Prison Reform
by Cindy I know everyone has a lot going on, and it’s hard to attend every Zoom and every event.…
Virginia GOP Okay With Parole…As Long As No One Gets Paroled
by Cindy With Governor Northam urging the Virginia Department of Corrections to make use of early…
VA Department of Corrections’ Inmate Early Release Plan Uses Racially-Biased Risk Algorithm
by Cindy When Governor Northam sent back budget amendments to the General Assembly for the…
What We Still Don’t Know About Solitary Confinement in Virginia
tl;dr: A bill last year (Dick Saslaw, Patrick Hope, Dave Marsden, Barbara Favola) mandated an…
Cruel and Unusual Punishment? 110+ Degree Heat Indexes and No A/C in Virginia Prisons
by Cindy Burkeville, Virginia. An excessive heat warning is in effect, as heat indexes climbed to…
Delegate Kaye Kory and Friends of Guest House Host Emotional Discussion of Female Inmates and…
by Cindy; Originally posted at VAPLAN Over the last couple years, the Virginia Department of…
Aunt Flo Visits the Prison, But She Can’t Wear a Tampon! [UPDATED: Brian Moran Backs Down]
Hot off the appalling reports on children being duct taped to chairs with bags over their heads in…
