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Cigarette Ban Being Implemented in Va. State Prisons

System Aims to Be Tobacco-Free by February 2010, Following a National Trend in Corrections

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Virginia corrections officials have quietly begun banning cigarettes in some state prisons and plan to make the entire system tobacco-free by February 2010. The health measure follows a national trend but has left public-safety advocates worried that inmate control could become more difficult. Read story »

Aftercare Program Offers Hope to Recently Released Prisoners

Friday, March 6, 2009

When Tim Pulley walked out of jail last week, the prospect of laying his head on a pillow that night excited him. Unlike the last time he was freed from jail, he would not be bunking up in the woods or attempting to bathe in a service station restroom. Read story »

Teen Who Drove Drunk Gets 30 Days for Fatality

Thursday, May 29, 2008

A 17-year-old Fairfax County girl who pleaded guilty in a drunken-driving crash that killed a Leesburg woman was sentenced yesterday to 30 days in a juvenile detention center and ordered to do 500 hours of community service. Read story and 6 comments »

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