The Virginia Department of Corrections is slowing hiring and working to cut “unnecessary spending” due to the surging costs of inmate health care, according to an internal memo obtained by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The announcement comes months after an internal report found VADOC facilities are “critically and dangerously short-staffed,” causing some state prisons to be out of compliance with department policies on medical treatment and staff and inmate safety.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
