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Charles Givens pictured around the late 1980s or early 1990s. A lawsuit by his sister alleges that Givens, an inmate at the Marion Correctional Treatment Center, was beaten to death by prison officers in 2022.

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The FBI is investigating the alleged beating death of a disabled inmate in Virginia

2:38pm July 26, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Charles Givens, an inmate at the Marion Correctional Treatment Center, was allegedly beaten to death by prison officers in 2022. His sister filed a federal lawsuit against the officers in February.

A former Virginia Department of Corrections employee donated hundreds of execution documents, including these photographs, to the Library of Virginia more than a decade ago. NPR is now exclusively publishing a selection of the documents.

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Virginia hid execution files from the public. Here's what they don't want you to see

1:32pm May 11, 2023

by Chiara Eisner

In January, the Virginia Department of Corrections restricted public access to execution records. NPR is now publishing a selection of those secret files.

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