Each May, National Correctional Officer Week offers an important moment to pause and thank the dedicated professionals who protect our communities from behind the walls of correctional facilities.
The correctional workforce in the U.S. facing a crisis. While public discussions often focus on prison reform and inmate rehabilitation, an equally pressing issue is the well-being of correctional officers and other staff, who endure high levels of stress, long hours and frequent exposure to trauma.
Throughout Correctional Officers Week (May 5-11), several Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) facilities celebrated correctional officers with various activities and meals to honor their service to the Commonwealth.
In the face of mental health concerns that correctional officers can frequently navigate, GUIDE, an award-winning wellness and resilience mobile app, is a potential solution to prioritize the mental and emotional well-being of these officers.
When was the last time you checked on your correctional officers’ mental well-being? For many, the answer is “not recently.”
In the pursuit of a restorative and healing justice system, the relationship between building environments and operational culture presents a key opportunity for driving positive change.
After 13 weeks of training, 230 cadets from class 2-23A of the Basic Correctional Officer Academy (BCOA) have graduated as officers.
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.
With less corrections officers in the prisons, BOP has turned to augmentation.
Recognizing longtime and emerging industry leaders.
Winners announced at annual Corrections Summit.
