Posts Tagged Virginia Prisons
Urban-Rural Divide: Examining Incarceration Rates at Rural Jails Across Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 2, 2020
Credit: Vera Institute
Virginia’s rural communities are struggling with an aging population and stagnant job growth. And there’s another trend behind bars. Michael Pope reports.
Lawsuit Could Free Some State Prisoners
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 10, 2020
Governor Northam has announced plans to free about 2,000 inmates who are scheduled for release from state prisons within the next year. They must pose no threat to public safety and have good prison records. About 28,000 more will remain behind bars – even if they’re disabled or have medical conditions putting them at high risk for death if they were to catch COVID-19. Meanwhile, a federal lawsuit may mean freedom for others as Sandy Hausman reports.
State Leaders Working to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Virginia’s Prisons and Jails
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 19, 2020
State leaders have provided prison and jail officials with guidance on preventing the virus’ spread within the state’s correctional system. Nick Gilmore has details.
ACLU Joins Call for More Information on How Virginia Handles Solitary Confinement
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 10, 2019
Credit: David Nakayama / Creative Commons
Democratic lawmakers and the ACLU of Virginia are pushing for more information on how the state uses solitary confinement. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
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From NPR News- L.A. Dodgers Win World Series In Game 6, Defeating Tampa Bay 3-1 October 28, 2020It was the end of a pandemic-shortened season of only 60 games. Los Angeles won for the first time in 32 years.
- Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds October 27, 2020A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread.
- As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Wisconsin, Health Workers Brace For More October 27, 2020Rural areas are of particular concern as COVID-19 cases rise in Wisconsin. One big worry: having enough staff in hospitals.
- Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed October 27, 2020Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue.
- New Study Points To Invisible Killer Of Infants October 27, 2020The culprit is air pollution — a problem around the globe, from homes where people cook using coal and wood to the smoky streets of San Francisco when wildfires were raging.
- L.A. Dodgers Win World Series In Game 6, Defeating Tampa Bay 3-1 October 28, 2020
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- Channel migrants: Four dead as boat sinks near Dunkirk October 27, 2020Two children - aged five and eight - and a man and a woman have died off the coast of France.
- Covid-19: Christmas guidance 'should be same across UK' October 28, 2020Measures must allow for "inevitable" travel between nations, the Lib Dems and Alliance Party say.
- Philadelphia rocked by fresh unrest after police shooting October 28, 2020Police reinforcements together with the National Guard are deployed for a second night of protests.
- Covid: Post-furlough unemployment 'hits young and ethnic minorities' October 28, 2020These groups were more likely to be made unemployed after being placed on furlough, a report suggests.
- US election: Biden hits new battleground, Trump blitzes Midwest October 28, 2020Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump as a conman, while the president promises "economic survival".
- Channel migrants: Four dead as boat sinks near Dunkirk October 27, 2020
