Virginia Correctional Center Transfers Inmates as Revamp Begins
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is completing the transfer of over 200 inmates from Lawrenceville Correctional Center today.
Read moreThe Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is completing the transfer of over 200 inmates from Lawrenceville Correctional Center today.
Read moreThe temporary locking arrangements at Sussex I and Sussex II State Prisons installed by the Virginia Department of Corrections passed a surprise inspection and were proven safe by the Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office (VSFMO) last week.
Read moreFor the last year, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has used an innovative practice as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic: studying wastewater samples at 40 of its facilities.
Read moreInmates housed in Virginia’s state prisons and institutions have stayed connected with friends and family through video visitation while the Virginia DOC, along with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the rest of the country, took measures to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus more than a year ago.
Read moreThe Virginia Department of Corrections has delivered more than a million units of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to its institutions and offices since March 2020, when the department first began monitoring PPE inventory and distribution.
Read moreThe Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) continues to aggressively test inmates and staff for COVID-19 and has taken steps toward soon being able to acquire test results in minutes as opposed to days.
Read moreThe Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has been making preparations to keep inmates and staff safe during the extreme temperatures that can occur during the summer months.
Read moreThere were still no known cases of COVID-19 among offenders in Virginia’s prisons as of March 12, and the Department of Corrections is doing what it can to keep it that way.
Read moreThe Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is set to receive a 2019 Excellence in Government Award for the recognition of two public-private partnerships that share a similar goal of training offenders to successfully reenter society.
Read moreFor a second year in a row, the VADOC boasts the lowest recidivism rates in the country since the state department has taken a stance in limiting cases of long-term restrictive housing to be rare and exceptional, for the shortest possible length of time.
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