VADOC Proposes Cuts To Costs & Fees Charged To Inmates

The Virginia Department of Corrections issues a report on cutting the charges inmates pay for using the phone and buying basic goods. According to 8 News the report includes feedback from various prison reform advocacy groups, formerly incarcerated individuals, members of the Virginia General Assembly and other stakeholders. If the cuts are adopted it would cost more than $28 million annually. The DOC says some of those costs could be made up through leasing unused land and seeking federal grants.