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Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli speaks during his acceptance of the "Defender of the Constitution" award as National Rifle Association President David Keene looks on at the 39th Conservative Political Action Committee on Feb. 9, 2012 at a hotel in Washington, D.C. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Virginia AG: Worth It To Go To Jail To Protest ‘Obamacare’

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said that going to jail may be an effective way to protest a federal mandate that employers cover contraceptives in insurance plans.

2013/01/11

File photo of a prison cell block. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Jail Helps Inmates Vote, A Rarity Nationwide

There’s one polling place in Washington where all the voters are dressed alike. And when they finish casting their ballots, they head back to their cell block, not to work.

2012/11/05

Man Sentenced To Life For Murdering Girlfriend Over Disturbing Sleep

A man who shot and killed his girlfriend over interrupting his sleep was sentenced to life in prison for the murder.

2012/09/29

Correctional Officer Accused Of Having Sex With Inmates In Exchange For Cigarettes

State officials say a correctional officer accused of having sex with Southern Regional Jail inmates has worked there since September 2008 and hasn’t worked at any other West Virginia jails.

2012/09/21

After heavy storms in the Washington, DC region June 30, 2012. The storm has left more than a million people in the greater Washington, DC area without power. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

Jail Offers Shelter To Va. Storm Victims

Eleven days after the windstorm, more than 2,300 Amherst County residents remain without power.

2012/07/10

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court sit for their official photograph on Oct. 8, 2010 at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (credit: TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Supreme Court Rules Jails Have Right To Conduct Invasive Strip Searches

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip searches, siding with security needs over privacy rights.

2012/04/02

Stock image of jail cell. (Credit: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

DC Jail Program Reconnects Dads With Kids

2012/01/27

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Ex-PG Jail Officer Charged After Inmate’s Death

A former PG County corrections officer was arrested in connection with the 2008 death of an inmate who was accused of killing a county police officer.

2012/01/26