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Abigail Spanberger: “Certainly a 21% vacancy rate is real.”

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Governor Spanberger Announces Major Virginia Department of Corrections Reforms to Improve Safety

Published June 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 17:09

I think we all heard you, but just in advance of the next question, I'll begin answering this one and then I'll turn it over to the director or the secretary. Certainly a 21% vacancy rate is real. It is a real indication of the fact that so many of of DOC's facilities are run and are working because of the work of some of the people in this room and people across the Commonwealth. (17:09–17:13)

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Asserts that there is a 21% vacancy rate in Virginia's correctional facilities.

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