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| Va. faces a worsening prison crisis |
| By newsleader.com- Harvey Yoder |
| Published: 06/01/2015 |
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On March 26 a violent incident occurred at the Augusta Correctional Center near Craigsville. Two male inmates with no hope of being released for a very, very long time were involved in a stabbing in the dining hall related to an alleged inside drug deal. Everyone was traumatized. Early this year the ACC was forced to double bunk to make room for some 250 additional men being transferred there from the aging Powhatan Correctional Center in the process of being shut down. The Craigsville facility, already at full capacity, has struggled to keep enough correctional officers hired and trained to provide for its security needs. One of the factors that contributes to a worsening security problem in Virginia's correctional system is that there is virtually no reward for any kind of "correction" demonstrated by inmates. In other words, there is no hope of early release for most of the 31,000 in prison since parole was abolished in 1995. Even for those who are still eligible for early release under the "old law" (the 4000-plus inmates incarcerated before 1995, who have been behind bars for 20-50 years) the parole grant rate is at its lowest point ever in Virginia, currently at under 3 percent. Read More. |
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