Where convicted felons once slept inside the Lorton prison complex in Northern Virginia, there are now apartments with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. A former shower area has been ...

LORTON, Va. — The footsteps still echo off the old brick walls lining the walkway; the big, steel door still creaks open, then clangs shut. Its empty, claustrophobic cells still give a viewer the ...

If those walls could talk, the bricks of the former Lorton Reformatory would likely express surprise. What was once an overcrowded, violent penitentiary for prisoners from the District is now a ...

LORTON, Va. — A screening of the documentary "Lorton: Prison of Terror" will be held at Prince George's Community College Saturday evening. Former inmate and At-Large Council Member for Prince ...

A $190 million project consisting of 352 residential units called Liberty is being built in Lorton on 80 acres at the former Lorton Reformatory. The prison’s 40-45 original buildings still remain but ...

Fairfax County officials are closing in on negotiations to transform a former prison into a neighborhood, but they still need millions of dollars to begin efforts stalled through much of the last ...

On a recent day as the sun blazed, a construction crew at the new arts center in Lorton drove a bulldozer straight toward one of the most visible reminders of this site's past: a forbidding fence that ...

LORTON, VA — The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, located on the site of the former Lorton Correctional Complex, is planning a "Nightmare Prison" drive-thru entertainment event for the month of ...

Lorton — For senior citizens living on a fixed income, finding affordable housing in Fairfax County can be quite daunting. Now there's a brand new, economical option at the Lindsay Hill Senior ...