Attorney: Kidnap plot leader should not get life sentence
The attorney for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov_ Gretchen Whitmer says his client should not be sentenced to life in prison because prosecutors overstated his role in the plot and have created a โfalse narrative of a terrifying para-military leader."
COVID-19 early release program for Virginia incarcerated persons to end July 1
As the coronavirus pandemic raged over the past year, Virginia prison officials released more than 2,100 inmates early to try to control the spread of the virus by reducing the prison population. That practice will end on July 1, the Department of Corrections announced Wednesday.
Virginia jail on lockdown after positive tests for COVID-19
RICHMOND, Va. Officials in Virginia say a regional jail is on lockdown after approximately 70% of its inmates recently tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the superintendent of the Pamunkey Regional Jail says there have been no deaths or hospitalizations as a result of the positive tests. Willett also said the vast majority of those who tested positive showed either mild symptoms or no symptoms. All offenders testing positive have been notified, isolated from the rest of the jail population and are being treated as needed by jail medical staff. Officials also said employees who tested positive are on emergency paid leave.