Virginia Reopening State Correctional Facilities to Public
With vaccination rates rising and COVID-19 cases falling, the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) will soon be able to allow external visitors back into its facilities.
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Virginia DOC Strives to Beat the Summer Heat
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has been making preparations to keep inmates and staff safe during the extreme temperatures that can occur during the summer months.
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ACA Offers New Informational Resources on COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the American Correctional Association (ACA) recently issued a statement on the current situation from its Executive Director James A. Gondles, Jr., CAE, and created a resource page on the ACA website.
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Prison Food Can Be a Sentence for Sickness According to CDC Report
A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that prison inmates are 6.4 times more likely to suffer from a food-related illness than the general population.
Read moreNorment Security Names Charles Veniez as Chief Executive Officer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Norment Security Group, the world leader in comprehensive detention systems products and services and a part of The Gores Group portfolio of companies, appointed Charles Veniez as Chief Executive Officer and president. Veniez joins Norment from United Technologies Corp., where he held several roles in management, most recently as regional vice president and general manager, responsible for a number of fire and security businesses throughout the United States.
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