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THURMOND (WVVA) - The search continues this morning for a missing boater in Fayette County. A man in his 40s and his adult son were on a boat in the New River Wednesday when, the son says, his fatherMore >> THURMOND (WVVA) - The body of a man who went missing while boating in the New River has been found dead. The body of 41-year-old Bradley Alexander Sr. was found just below the Thurmond Bridge Sunday around Noon.More >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Charges have been filed in an attempted robbery that resulted in one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner. Brian Andrew Webb, 19, of Arnett and Tonya Beckner, 22, of Fairdale,More >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Charges have been filed in an attempted robbery that resulted in one of the suspects being shot by the homeowner. Brian Andrew Webb, 19, of Arnett and Tonya Beckner, 22, of Fairdale,More >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The Town of Tazewell has named a new chief of police. Town Manager Jerry Wood says DeWitt Cooper will take over the town's police force on June 4. Cooper is a 17-year police veteran,More >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The Town of Tazewell has named a new chief of police. Town Manager Jerry Wood says DeWitt Cooper will take over the town's police force on June 4. Cooper is a 17-year police veteran,More >> ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A former southwest Virginia postmaster will spend a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $34,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Fifty-six-year-old Cynthia K. Landore pleadedMore >> ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- A former southwest Virginia postmaster will spend a year and a day in prison for stealing more than $34,000 from the U.S. Postal Service. Fifty-six-year-old Cynthia K. Landore pleadedMore >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The people at Pyott-Boone Electronics teed off Thursday at the Tazewell Country Club for their 8th annual 'Driving for a Cure' tournament. The goal is to raise between $6-8 thousandMore >> TAZEWELL (WVVA) - The people at Pyott-Boone Electronics teed off Thursday at the Tazewell Country Club for their 8th annual 'Driving for a Cure' tournament. The goal is to raise between $6-8 thousandMore >> RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Officials, airport employees and dozens of supporters were on hand Thursday to unveil a new hangar at the Tazewell County Airport. The new Hunter-Horn Hangar is 10,000 square feet andMore >> RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Officials, airport employees and dozens of supporters were on hand Thursday to unveil a new hangar at the Tazewell County Airport. The new Hunter-Horn Hangar is 10,000 square feet andMore >> CHARLESTON - The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is warning utility customers of a scam claiming the federal government will help pay the utility bills of residential customers. In differentMore >> CHARLESTON - The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is warning utility customers of a scam claiming the federal government will help pay the utility bills of residential customers. In differentMore >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Disaster may strike at any time, and that's why some local officials are taking precautions. Officials in Raleigh County held an educational training seminar Thursday to discuss differentMore >> BECKLEY (WVVA) - Disaster may strike at any time, and that's why some local officials are taking precautions. Officials in Raleigh County held an educational training seminar Thursday to discuss differentMore >> (WVVA) - For many service men and women who return home from the war zone, an entirely new battle is beginning. The adjustment back to civilian life can be a difficult one. Join WVVA's Rachel Lucas onMore >> (WVVA) - For many service men and women who return home from the war zone, an entirely new battle is beginning. The adjustment back to civilian life can be a difficult one. Here you can watch both partsMore >> WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three politicalMore >> WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) -- A vestige of the segregated South could be ending in Virginia's Wythe County. The government announced an agreement Thursday that would free the southwest county and three politicalMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A new federal report gives Virginia a failing grade when it comes to the treatment of mothers in prisons.
Virginia is one of 21 states that received failing grades in the report released Thursday by the National Women's Law Center and the Rebecca Project for Human Rights.
The report analyzes policies in three areas -- prenatal care, shackling of pregnant women during childbirth, and community-based alternatives to incarceration enabling mothers to be with their children.
Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman Larry Traylor refused to comment on the report because he had not seen it. But he said pregnant women receive both normal and high-risk pregnancy care and that only front handcuffs are used.
In 2009, there were 17 births, and there have been 14 in 2010.
