Category: prisoners

Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order to Allow 69,000 Released Prisoners to Vote

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order on Tuesday to allow released prisoners to vote in a move he claimed will restore their civil rights. “Going forward, any Virginian released from incarceration will qualify to have their rights restored, even if they remain on community supervision,” a press release from Northam reads. According to the…


Ex-Prisoners to Get 150 UK Probation Service Jobs Helping Offenders Turn Their Lives Around

The UK government has promised it will give 150 jobs in its probation service to ex-prisoners by next April, it was revealed on Thursday. The former prisoners will reportedly help people still in jail but nearing the end of their sentences to prepare for release back into the community. “The job of probation is to…


Another Orange County Inmate Dies of COVID Complications

A second Orange County inmate died Jan. 21 from COVID-19 related complications, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) said. The 37-year-old man—who was booked by the Fullerton Police Department in 2017 on suspicion of homicide and attempted murder—tested positive for the virus last December. He was transferred to a local hospital Jan. 6, but died…