Virginia has achieved the nation’s lowest recidivism rate at 17.6%, driven by a statewide reentry initiative and coordinated interagency efforts, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections.
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is set to become the first corrections system in the world to test a high-tech drug- and contraband-detection scanner developed by ScanTech AI Systems Inc. The pilot program will feature the Sentinel CT scanner, an artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to boost security by stopping illicit substances from entering prisons through inmate mail.
Last week, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) and the entire state commemorated the men and women who serve on the front line of Virginia’s prisons.
Fauquier County may soon get a new $55.3 million building that would place the county’s three courts in one new downtown building.
To alleviate inmate overcrowding, Pittsylvania County officials are working on a plan to redistribute the inmates between a regional jail and a new county jail, but the timeline is at least three to five years out.
Financial advisors recently told Portsmouth city council members that if the city decides to borrow the $41 million it could cost the city to build a new jail, it would breach the amount of debt the city can take on for projects.
Dewberry Architects is working with Loudoun County on the expansion of the existing courthouse in Leesburg’s historic district.
Pittsylvania County in rural Virginia is planning for a new courthouse and jail—but it could take a little while to come to fruition, according to WSLS.
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