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Virginia Roundup

By Steve Hall

There is news of death row conditions changing in Virginia, as well as a rare execution date for a female offender that is sure to draw national attention."Virginia cuts out face-to-face visits on death row," is the title of Dena Potter's AP report via the Washington Post. Terri Steinberg used to take solace in knowing that her son on Virginia's death row would get to hug a family member every other month. Soon, even putting her hand up to his on the glass partition during visits will be a thing of the past. Beginning Sept. 1, the state Department of Corrections will become only the second in the nation to require all death row visits be done via video conference. Corrections officials say the new policy will be less intrusive on visitors, less labor-intensive on staff and could lead to expanded visitation opportunities...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 23, 2010 (boomark / email).