From 2001 to 2018, the number of people who died from a drug overdose in state prisons nationwide rose more than 600%. To address that problem, Virginia’s Department of Corrections does frequent strip searches of prisoners, but one inmate is pushing back.
It’s been ten years since inmates at the Fluvanna Correctional Center sued the state for failure to provide decent medical care. They claimed things were so bad that the Department of Corrections was guilty of cruel and unusual punishment. Virginia agreed to a settlement, but lawyers say the state has not fulfilled its promises in five key areas.
Politicians are demanding greater oversight over the Virginia Department of Corrections, after women at one state prison said they’re served spoiled food.
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