Local meeting reads resolution backing correctional officers after reported inmate attack

Nov 25, 2025

A resolution was read expressing support for correctional officers after the reading states the attackers were "identified as 13 inmates" and notes the Virginia Department of Correction is investigating; the transcript is garbled in places and the body name and vote tally are not specified.

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A resolution expressing support for correctional officers and calling for accountability and additional training was read aloud during the meeting. The presenter read multiple "whereas" clauses that, according to the transcript, state "Whereas the attackers have been identified as 13 inmates" and say the Virginia Department of Correction is investigating. The reading called for safeguards and resources to better protect both staff and incarcerated people.

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