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Special Education

Academic Program
  • Description

    Instruction designed to address Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and meet the needs of individuals who qualify for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). This includes those with cognitive impairment, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, or qualifying emotional disabilities.

  • Length of Program

    Individually paced

  • Eligibility

    Inmates with IEPs through age 22

  • Locations Available

    Disclaimer: Program availability is subject to change. For the most up to date offerings, please contact facilities or offices directly.

    • 010 - Administration and Organization

    • 010.1 - Virginia Department of Corrections Administration

    • 010.2 - Learning Teams

    • 010.3 - Correspondence Management and Customer Service

    • 010.4 - Operating Procedure Management

    • 010.5 - Dialogue

    • 020 - Community, Media, and Other Agency Relations

    • 020.1 - Research Conducted in DOC Units

    • 020.2 - Compact for Interstate Transfer of Inmates

    • 021.1 - Victim Services Unit

    • 021.2 - Victim Offender Dialogue

    • 022.1 - News Media Relations

    • 022.2 - Inmate and Probationer/Parolee Access to the News Media

    • 025.1 - Public Access to DOC Public Records

    • 025.2 - Public Access to DOC Property

    • 025.3 - Public Records Retention and Disposition

    • 027.1 - Volunteer Program and Internships

    • 027.3 - Community Relations

    • 030 - Authority, Inspection, and Auditing

    • 030.1 - Evidence Collection and Preservation

    • 030.2 - Internal Audit

    • 030.3 - Monitoring and Assessment of DOC Performance and Progress

    • 030.4 - Special Investigations Unit

    • 038.1 - Reporting Serious or Unusual Incidents

    • 038.3 - Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

    • 038.4 - Notification of Serious Injury, Illness, or Death

    • 040 - Legal

    • 040.1 - Litigation

    • 040.2 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

    • 050 - Records and Information Management

    • 050.1 - Inmate and Probationer/Parolee Records Management

    • 050.3 - Facility Release

    • 050.4 - Reporting Daily Population

    • 050.6 - Access to Inmate and Probationer/Parolee Record Information

    • 075 - Emergency Management

    • 075.1 - Emergency Operations Plan

    • 075.2 - Continuity of Operations Plan

    • 075.3 - Emergency Services Unit

    • 075.6 - Critical Incident Management Exercises

    • 100 - Human Resources

    • 102.1 - Personnel Actions Relating to Positions

    • 102.2 - Recruitment, Selection and Appointment

    • 102.3 - Background Investigation Program

    • 102.4 - Compensation

    • 102.5 - Staff Medical Screening and Physical Examination

    • 102.6 - Staff Onboarding and Orientation

    • 102.7 - Employee Records

    • 105.1 - Employee Uniforms

    • 105.2 - Employee Identification Cards

    • 105.3 - Non-uniformed Employee Dress Code

    • 110.1 - Hours of Work and Leaves of Absence

    • 110.3 - Emergency Closings

    • 110.5 - Telework

    • 135.1 - Standards of Conduct

    • 135.2 - Rules of Conduct Governing Employees Relationships with Inmates and Probationers/Parolees

    • 135.3 - Standards of Ethics and Conflict of Interest

    • 135.4 - Alcohol and Drug Testing

    • 135.5 - Workplace Violence

    • 135.6 - Use of Social Media

    • 145.1 - Probationary Period

    • 145.2 - Employee Performance Management

    • 145.3 - Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Harassment, and Workplace Civility

    • 145.4 - Employee Grievances

    • 145.5 - Critical Incident Peer Support Team

    • 150.3 - Reasonable Accommodations

    • 150.4 - Line of Duty Death or Injury

    • 150.5 - Employee Health and Wellness

    • 150.6 - Corrections Officer Career Progression Program

    • 165.1 - Professional Memberships

    • 165.2 - Employee Appreciation and Recognition

    • 165.3 -

    • 165.3 - Tuition Assistance and Educational Leave

    • 175.1 - Employee Separations

    • 175.2 - Layoffs and Reduction in Workforce

    • 200 - Financial Management and Procurement

    • 201.1 - Budget Preparation and Execution

    • 2022

    • 2023

    • 2024

    • 2025

    • 210.1 - Internal Fiscal Controls

    • 210.2 - Cash Management

    • 210.3 - Accounts Receivable

    • 210.4 - Accounts Payable Administration and Management

    • 210.6 - Reconciliation to Cardinal

    • 220.1 - Gifts and Donations

    • 220.2 - Managing and Responding to Fiscal Audits

    • 230.1 - Accounting for Fixed Assets

    • 230.2 - Materials and Supplies Inventory

    • 240.1 - Travel

    • 240.2 - Moving and Relocation Expenses

    • 250.1 - Paycheck Receipt, Distribution, and Withholding

    • 260.1 - Procurement of Goods and Services

    • 260.2 - Surplus Property

    • 260.3 - Small Purchase Charge Card Program

    • 261.2 - Property Damage and Losses

    • 261.3 - Workers' Compensation

    • 270.1 -

    • 270.1 - Grants Operation and Administration

    • 300 - Infrastructure and Environmental Management

    • 301.2 - Infrastructure and Environmental Management Unit Process Guide

    • 301.3 - Preventative and Corrective Maintenance

    • 302.1 - Environmental Management Systems

    • 302.2 - Control of Hazardous Materials

    • 302.3 - Sustainability Plan

    • 303.1 - Department Safety Functions

    • 303.2 - Fire Safety and Response Plans

    • 310 - Technology

    • 310.1 - Technology Management

    • 310.2 - Information Technology Security

    • 310.3 - Inmate/Probationers/Parolee Access to Information Technology

    • 310.4 - External Users Access Control

    • 320 - General Services

    • 320.1 - Emblems, Signs, and Flags

    • 320.3 - Recreational Use of DOC Property

    • 320.5 - Radio Communications System

    • 320.6 - Tobacco/Smoking Related Products

    • 323.1 - Vehicle Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance

    • 325.1 - Real Property

    • 325.2 - Staff Housing and Bachelor Officers Quarters

    • 350 - Training

    • 350.1 - Training Administration

    • 350.2 - Training and Development

    • 350.3 - Firearms, Chemical Agents, and Less Lethal Training

    • 350.5 - Field Training Officer Program

    • 400 - Facility Security and Control

    • 401.1 - Development and Maintenance of Post Orders

    • 401.2 - Security Staffing

    • 401.3 - Administrative Duty Coverage

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    • 410.1 - Control Centers

    • 410.2 - Count Procedures

    • 410.3 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Movement Control

    • 411.1 - Inmate Transportation

    • 411.2 - Inmate Exchange Points

    • 420.1 - Use of Force

    • 420.2 - Use of Restraints and Management of Inmate Behavior

    • 420.4 - Corrections Crisis Intervention Team

    • 425.1 - Outside Work Assignments

    • 425.2 - Hospital Security

    • 425.3 - Inmate Use of Vehicles, Machinery, and Motorized Equipment

    • 425.4 - Management of Bed and Cell Assignments

    • 430.1 - Armory Operation and Maintenance

    • 430.2 - Tool, Culinary, and Medical Equipment Control

    • 430.3 - Key Control and Locking Devices

    • 430.4 - Perimeter Security

    • 430.5 - Facility Inspections

    • 430.6 - Body Worn Camera Equipment

    • 435.1 - Special Operations Unit

    • 435.2 - Gang and Security Threat Group Identification and Tracking

    • 435.3 - Canine Operations Unit

    • 435.4 - Extradition and Fugitive Services Unit

    • 435.5 - Electronic Technology Supervision Programs

    • 435.6 - Electronic Security Unit Operations

    • 440.3 - Administration and Monitoring of Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Telephones

    • 440.5 - Work Center Security Management

    • 440.6 - Community Corrections Facility Security Management

    • 445.1 - Screenings and Searches of Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Visitors

    • 445.2 - Facility Searches

    • 445.3 - Intensive Interdiction Operations

    • 445.4 - Screenings and Searches of Persons

    • 500 - Facility Services and Work

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Almost Home Café

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Control of Food Service Utensils, Equipment, Supplies, and Food

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Emergency Feeding

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Equipment Maintenance

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Food Preparation & Service of Meals

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Food Service Management

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Food Service Personnel

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Training Programs

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Introduction

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Inventory Control

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Menu Planning (Includes Therapeutic Diets)

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Purchasing

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Religious Diets and Special Menus

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Reports & Record Keeping

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — Sanitation & Safety

    • 500.1 - Food Services Manual — USDA Commodities

    • 520.1 - Virginia Correctional Enterprises Administration

    • 600 - Educational Services

    • 601.1 - Educational Administration and Management

    • 601.2 - Class Organization and Management

    • 601.3 - Student Orientation and Information

    • 601.4 - Educational Testing

    • 601.5 - Academic Programs

    • 601.6 - Career and Technical Education Programs

    • 700 - Health Services & Mental Health and Wellness Services

    • 701.1 - Health Services Administration

    • 701.2 - Health Services Continuous Quality Improvement Program

    • 701.3 - Health Records

    • 720.1 - Access to Health Services

    • 720.3 - Health Maintenance Program

    • 720.5 - Pharmacy Services

    • 720.6 - Dental Services

    • 720.7 - Emergency Medical Equipment and Care

    • 720.9 - Psychiatric Services

    • 730.1 - MHWS: Administration

    • 730.2 - MHWS: Screening, Assessment, and Classification

    • 730.3 - MHWS: Levels of Service

    • 730.5 - MHWS: Behavior Management

    • 730.6 - MHWS: Confidentiality

    • 735.1 - Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registration

    • 735.2 - Sex Offender Treatment Services — Institutions

    • 735.3 - Supervision of Sex Offenders in Community Corrections

    • 740.1 - Infectious Disease Control

    • 740.2 - Infectious Waste Management and Disposal

    • 750.1 - Advance Medical Directive and Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders

    • 750.2 - Transplants

    • 750.3 - Prostheses

    • 750.4 - Naloxone Administration Program

    • 800 - Inmate Management and Programs

    • 801.1 - Facility Physical Plant and Sanitation

    • 801.3 - Managing Inmates and Probationers/Parolees with Disabilities

    • 801.4 - Privileges by Security Level

    • 801.5 - Inmate Marriage Ceremonies

    • 801.6 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Services

    • 801.7 - Language Services for Limited English Proficiency

    • 802.1 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Property

    • 802.2 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Finances

    • 803.1 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Correspondence

    • 803.2 - Publications, Commercially Distributed Photographs, and Media Files

    • 803.3 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Telephone Service

    • 803.4 - Central Mail Distribution Center

    • 810.1 - Inmate Reception and Classification

    • 810.2 - Transferred Inmate Receiving and Orientation

    • 820.1 - Inmate Case Management

    • 820.2 - Inmate Re-entry Planning

    • 830.1 - Institution Classification Management

    • 830.2 - Security Level Classification

    • 830.3 - Good Time Awards

    • 830.4 - Good Time Awards for State Inmates in Local Jails

    • 830.5 - Transfers, Institution Reassignments

    • 830.6 - Inmate Keep Separate Management

    • 830.7 - Work Release Programs

    • 841.1 - Inmate Programs

    • 841.2 - Inmate Work Programs

    • 841.3 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Religious Programs

    • 841.4 - Restorative Housing Units

    • 841.5 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Substance Use Testing and Treatment Services

    • 841.6 - Recreation Programs

    • 851.1 - Visiting Privileges

    • 851.2 - Bereavement Visits

    • 851.3 - Community Re-entry Visits

    • 861.1 - Inmate Discipline

    • 864.1 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Grooming and Hygiene

    • 866.1 - Inmate Grievance Procedure

    • 866.3 - Inmate and CCAP Probationer/Parolee Legal Access

    • 900 - Supervision and Management in the Community

    • 910.1 - Probation & Parole Office/Staff Safety/Security

    • 910.2 - Probation & Parole Use of Force

    • 920.1 - Community Case Opening, Supervision, and Transfer

    • 920.4 - Interstate Transfer of Supervision

    • 920.5 - Termination of Supervision

    • 920.6 - Violation of Supervision Conditions

    • 930.1 - Community Corrections Investigations

    • 930.2 - Community Corrections Alternative Program Referral Unit

    • 940.1 - Community Residential Programs

    • 940.4 - Community Corrections Alternative Program

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    • Substance Abuse – Outpatient

    • Substance Abuse – Recovery Maintenance

    • Substance Abuse – Recovery Route

    • Substance Abuse – Relapse Prevention

    • Substance Abuse 12-Step

    • Substance Abuse Disorder: CCAP-HD AMD/PMD, Phase 1-3

    • Substance Abuse: Intensive Opioid Recovery Program

    • SUD: Criminal Conduct & Substance Use Treatment for Women in Correctional Settings

    • SUD: Helping Women Recover: A Program for Treating Substance Use

    • Suffolk

    • Suspect Charged with Contraband Offenses at VADOC Prison

    • Suspect With Contraband Taken into Custody at VADOC Facility

    • Suspects Indicted in Virginia Department of Corrections Facility Deaths

    • Sussex I State Prison

    • Sussex I State Prison

    • Sussex I State Prison Correctional Team Members, Infraction-Free Inmates Treated to Fish Fry

    • Taylor Breean Griffith

    • Tazewell

    • Temporary Locks at Sussex Prison Complex Verified Safe, VADOC in Compliance with All Requirements

    • The Challenge Program

    • The Virginia Department of Corrections Celebrates Its Educators

    • The Virginia Department of Corrections Recognizes Probation and Parole Officers’ Week

    • Thinking For a Change

    • Thinking for a Change – Booster Sessions

    • Thinking for a Change – Peer Support

    • Third Session of TEDx Event at Green Rock Correctional Center Now Streaming

    • Thomas Brooks

    • Three Arrested in Large Scale VADOC Drug Investigation at Indian Creek Correctional Center

    • Three Arrested, More Than $300,000 in Drugs Seized in Multi-Agency Investigation into Smuggling at Greensville Correctional Center

    • Three Arrested, More than $80,000 in Drugs Seized Following VADOC Investigation at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women

    • Time Computation

    • Topical Seminars

    • Transitional Women’s Work Release (TWWR)

    • Trauma Informed Care Programs

    • Traumatic Stress and Resilience

    • Trial Date Set for Inmate Who Escaped Custody in 2023

    • Two New Videos Highlight VADOC’s Commitment to Second Chance Hiring

    • Two Video Projects Produced for VADOC Win Emmy Awards

    • Types of Supervision

    • Upholstery

    • Uplift

    • VADOC Agribusiness Program Featured on Virginia Farm Bureau TV Show

    • VADOC Aims to Hire More Veterans

    • VADOC Announces Lowest Recidivism Rate in More Than 20 Years

    • VADOC Announces Memorial Service Details for Heroic K-9 Rivan

    • VADOC Announces New Centralized Mail Distribution Center

    • VADOC Announces Online Form for Employers to Request Federal Bond for Convicted Job Seekers

    • VADOC Announces Online Volunteer Application Process Open for Several Roles Across Virginia

    • VADOC Announces Results of Halloween Safety Efforts Led by Probation & Parole Districts

    • VADOC Announces Results of Large Drug/Contraband Shakedown at Greensville Correctional Center

    • VADOC Applauds Indictments Related to the Violent Killing of K-9 Rivan and Assault of Officer

    • VADOC Assumes Operations at Lawrenceville Correctional Center

    • VADOC Celebrates and Recognizes National Nurses Week

    • VADOC Celebrates Correctional Officers' Week

    • VADOC Celebrates Correctional Officers’ Week

    • VADOC Celebrates First Hire From Program Designed to Help Service Members Gain Employment

    • VADOC Celebrates National Corrections Officers Week

    • VADOC Celebrates Probation and Parole Officers Across the Commonwealth

    • VADOC Celebrates Recipients of Inaugural “VADOC Valor Awards” for Their Courage in Face of Adversity

    • VADOC Centralized Mail Unit Stops Flow of Drugs/Contraband into Facilities

    • VADOC Committed to Hiring Veterans as United States Celebrates 70th Veterans Day

    • VADOC Conducts “Operation Jingle Bells”

    • VADOC Conducts Drug and Contraband Shakedown at Lawrenceville Correctional Center

    • VADOC Conducts Intensive Interdiction Operation at Indian Creek Correctional Center

    • VADOC Congratulates First Inmates to Become Certified Peer Recovery Specialists at a Virginia Correctional Facility

    • VADOC Continues to Provide Flood Relief to Affected Areas

    • VADOC Debuts Impactful Video Series “All Rise with Director Dotson”

    • VADOC Director Harold W. Clarke to Retire Following 13 Years in Commonwealth

    • VADOC Director Harold W. Clarke to Retire Following 13 Years in Commonwealth (1)

    • VADOC Employee Arrested After Intelligence Leads to Contraband Search

    • VADOC Engages with Youth for National Reading Month

    • VADOC Expands Medication Assisted Treatment Program

    • VADOC Facilities & District Offices Donate School Supplies Statewide

    • VADOC Facilities and Districts Give Back for Thanksgiving

    • VADOC Facilities and Offices Donate Thousands of Dollars in School Supplies Across Virginia

    • VADOC Facilities Find Unique Ways to Recognize Correctional Officers During Correctional Officers Week

    • VADOC Finds Contraband on Female Contractor after Body Scan at Indian Creek Correctional Center

    • VADOC Firefighters Join VDOF to Control Wildfires

    • VADOC First Corrections System to Pilot State-of-the-Art Drug and Contraband Detection Scanner from ScanTech

    • VADOC Food Operations Mobilization Unit Showcases Emergency Response Capabilities

    • VADOC Highlights Giving Efforts Across Virginia This Holiday Season

    • VADOC Honors Those Who Served for Memorial Day

    • VADOC Hosts Delegation from Morocco in Partnership with U.S. Department of State

    • VADOC Hosts Multi-Agency Drill at Greensville Correctional Center

    • VADOC Inmate Charged with Solicitation for Murder Plot Targeting Agency Staff Members

    • VADOC Inmates Work to Improve Parks, Office Space in Petersburg

    • VADOC Innovates CCAP Programs with New Recovery Court Pathway Initiative

    • VADOC Intelligence Leads to Drugs Found Inside Suspect’s Body

    • VADOC Intelligence Leads to Suspected Drug Seizure During Visitation at Prison

    • VADOC Investigating Death of Inmate at Red Onion State Prison

    • VADOC Investigating the Stabbing of Two Corrections Officers by Inmate

    • VADOC Investigation Leads to Suspected Drug Seizure, Charges

    • VADOC Kicks off Second Chance Month with Powerful Gun Violence Video

    • VADOC Launches Tipline to Prevent Flow of Drugs and Contraband into Facilities

    • VADOC Looks to Hire More Veterans

    • VADOC Makes Fall Ball “Dance and Glow”

    • VADOC Marks Second Chance Month, Announces Virtual Series Every Thursday in April

    • VADOC Marks Second Chance Month, Launches “Second Chance Stories” Video Series

    • VADOC Mental Health Program Becomes Inaugural Site for Criminal Justice-Mental Health Learning Sites Program

    • VADOC Most Wanted List

    • VADOC Mourns K-9 Killed by MS-13 Gang Members While Protecting Officer

    • VADOC Officer, Fallen K9 Partner Honored by National Law Enforcement Organization

    • VADOC Partners with Danville Community College to Enhance Career and Technical Education for Incarcerated Individuals

    • VADOC Partners with The Messages Project to Connect Inmates to Their Children

    • VADOC Peer Recovery Specialist Initiative Mentoring Colorado, Wyoming DOCs

    • VADOC Prepared for Summer Temperatures

    • VADOC Probation & Parole Offices Working to Ensure Safe Halloween for Virginia Children

    • VADOC Probation & Parole Offices Working to Ensure Safe Halloween for Virginia Children

    • VADOC Probation and Parole Districts Across Virginia Celebrate National Night Out with Their Communities

    • VADOC Probation and Parole Offices Report Good Numbers for Halloween

    • VADOC Provides Storm Recovery Assistance, Thousands of Meals in Southwest Virginia

    • VADOC Provides Water During City of Richmond Outage

    • VADOC Receives $1.2 Million in Funding to Address Substance Use Disorder

    • VADOC Recognizes Employee Health and Wellness Week

    • VADOC Releases New Video Highlighting That “Recovery is Possible” for Inmates Facing Substance Use Disorder

    • VADOC Releases Second Episode of “All Rise with Director Dotson”

    • VADOC Releases Videos Highlighting Featured Careers within the Department

    • VADOC Sees 39% Increase in Students Earning High School Equivalency in 2024

    • VADOC Showcases Giving Spirit Across Virginia

    • VADOC Spotlights Recent Achievements, Outreach, and Partnerships at Greensville Correctional Center

    • VADOC Supports Crime Victims

    • VADOC Supports Crime Victims

    • VADOC Supports Crime Victims — Department co-hosting April 15th Show of Support event in Richmond

    • VADOC Thanks Those Who Attended, Watched K-9 Rivan Memorial Service

    • VADOC Unveils “Education on the Move” Mobile Welding Trailer for Correctional Education Students

    • VADOC Unveils New Literacy Program for Correctional Education Students

    • VADOC Visitor Arrested Following Attempt to Smuggle Contraband into Inmate Graduation

    • VADOC Wins Fourth STAR Award at Southern Legislative Conference

    • VADOC, Partner Agencies Complete Full-Scale Emergency Exercise at Bland Correctional Center

    • VADOC, Partner Agencies Complete Full-Scale Field Training Exercise at State Farm Correctional Center

    • VADOC’s Centralized Mail Unit Seizes Drugs Mailed to Inmate at Red Onion State Prison

    • VADOC’s Green Rock Correctional Center Hosts TEDx Event, First of its Kind in Virginia Prison

    • VADOC’s Greensville Correctional Center Now Home to Innovative Substance Use Disorder Program

    • VADOC/James River Horse Foundation’s Open Barn Event Attracts Dozens

    • VALORS

    • Veteran's Program

    • Veteran's Support Group

    • Veterans Resources

    • Victim Compensation

    • Victim Impact – Listen and Learn

    • Victim Restitution

    • Victim Services

    • Victim-Centered Programs

    • Video Visitation

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Central Virginia Correctional Unit

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Deerfield, Pocahontas State correctional centers in April

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Greensville Correctional Center

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Keen Mountain Correctional Center

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Lunenburg and Indian Creek Correctional Centers

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Patrick Henry Correctional Unit

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at State Farm Correctional Center

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at State Farm Work Center

    • Video Visitation Access Expanding at Sussex 1 State Prison and Cold Springs Correctional Unit

    • Virginia Beach

    • Virginia Bonding Program

    • Virginia Correctional Enterprises

    • Virginia Correctional Center for Women

    • Virginia Correctional Enterprises Delivers Amazing Results for Virginia

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Announces Closure of Four Facilities to Enhance Public Safety

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Celebrates Correctional Officers’ Week

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Celebrates National Nurses Week

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Debuts New Victim Notification Tool

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9 McKenny to Get Donation of Body Armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9s Anette, Chulligan, Cody, Hondo, PI, Elvis, Vico, and Tosca get donation of body armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9s Anette, Chulligan, Cody, Hondo, PI, Elvis, Vico, and Tosca have received donation of body armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9s Anubis, Ben, Cash, Farron, Micky, Rio, Speedy, and Tango to get donation of body armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9s Arless, Brix, Chief, Gunner, Marco, Owen, Stryker, Teunis, and Yellow to get donation of body armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9s Chako, Cyrus, Doc, Eros, Faro, Gus, Hector, Jeff, Max, Tommy, and Woodrow to get donation of body armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections K9s Diego, Orco, Titus, and Tyson to get donation of body armor

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Masking Policy Update

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Prepares for Summer Temperatures

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Prepares for Summer Temperatures

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Recognizes Probation and Parole Officers

    • Virginia Department of Corrections Responds to Inaccurate Coverage, Skewed Reporting

    • Virginia DOC Completing Prisoner Transfer from Lawrenceville Correctional Center, Renovation to Begin

    • Virginia Employment Commission Training for Incarcerated

    • Virginia Serious and Violent Offender Reentry (VASAVOR)

    • Virginia’s Recidivism Rate Remains Among Nation’s Lowest

    • Virtual Visitation Capabilities Expanding at Two VADOC Facilities

    • Visitation

    • Visitation Application

    • Visitation Temporarily Unavailable

    • Visiting an Inmate

    • Visitors Arrested Following Seizure of Handgun, Drugs, and Other Contraband at VADOC Facility

    • Volunteering/Contractors/Interns

    • Wallens Ridge Staff Organizes Special Needs Fall Ball

    • Wallens Ridge State Prison

    • Wallens Ridge State Prison

    • Wallens Ridge State Prison Inmate Dies Following Attack by Another Inmate

    • Warsaw

    • Web Policy

    • Web-based Substance Abuse Program

    • Website Technology

    • Welding

    • Western

    • Western Regional Office

    • Williamsburg

    • Winchester

    • Wise Correctional Unit

    • Woman Indicted in Escape of Inmate Naseem I. Roulack

    • Women’s Empowerment

    • Wytheville

    • Yoga

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