Virginia Commemorates Correctional Officers Week
Last week, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) and the entire state commemorated the men and women who serve on the front line of Virginia’s prisons.
Last week, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) and the entire state commemorated the men and women who serve on the front line of Virginia’s prisons.
Fauquier County may soon get a new $55.3 million building that would place the county’s three courts in one new downtown building.
To alleviate inmate overcrowding, Pittsylvania County officials are working on a plan to redistribute the inmates between a regional jail and a new county jail, but the timeline is at least three to five years out.
Financial advisors recently told Portsmouth city council members that if the city decides to borrow the $41 million it could cost the city to build a new jail, it would breach the amount of debt the city can take on for projects.
Dewberry Architects is working with Loudoun County on the expansion of the existing courthouse in Leesburg’s historic district.
Pittsylvania County in rural Virginia is planning for a new courthouse and jail—but it could take a little while to come to fruition, according to WSLS.
All images by Abstract Photography Inc. with the exception of reception, kitchen and video visitation, by Rodney White.