Virginia Warden to Step Down

Barbara Wheeler, warden of Virginia’s Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, is retiring. An Associated Press report in June found that inmates who were defined as masculine looking and were mainly lesbians were separated from the other women and placed in wing often referred to as the “butch wing” or “little boys wing.” In addition to reporting on homophobia, the report found that inmates had limited access to religious services.

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