Virginia Department of Corrections

News & Press Releases

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  Marion Correctional Treatment Center (MCTC) Celebrates...

  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA —  Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) Director Chad Dotson today announced that Marion Correctional Treatment Center (MCTC) has undergone a successful re-accreditation from Joint Commission. MCTC is now the first VADOC facility to be accredited by Joint Commission and licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). In May 2025, MCTC was granted a three-year license from DBHDS...  Read More — vadoc.Utils.StringHelper.(featuredNews.Value("headline").Trim(), 60)

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  VADOC Gives Back Across Virginia This Holiday Season

  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA —  Facilities, probation and parole districts, and units across the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) have given back in many ways this...  Read More — VADOC Gives Back Across Virginia This Holiday Season

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  Eight Additional Charges Filed Against Three People in...

  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA —  Three additional people have been charged by a grand jury in Goochland County for attempting to smuggle approximately $1.1 million (prison...  Read More — Eight Additional Charges Filed Against Three People in...

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  VADOC Director Chad Dotson's Remarks at Master Corrections...

  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA —  Please see VADOC Director Chad Dotson’s remarks from Master Corrections Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall’s memorial service, held today at the...  Read More — VADOC Director Chad Dotson's Remarks at Master Corrections...