January 25, 2022
Current active COVID-19 cases include 1,485 inmates and 625 VADOC staff members. For updated, recorded information, please call 804-887-8484. As of January 4, 2022, due to an increase in the number of inmate and staff COVID-19 cases, in-person visitation at all facilities has been temporarily suspended through February 13. We will continue to monitor this situation and re-open visitation as soon as it is safe to do so. Video ... Read More
January 14, 2022
RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has recently been awarded $1,076,623 in grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office ... Read More
December 11, 2021
RICHMOND — The Supreme Court of Virginia denied an Emergency Motion to Stay and Petition for Review filed by the Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VADO... Read More
December 10, 2021
The Virginia Department of Corrections is extending visitation over the holiday season. The Department has added additional visitation days to ... Read More
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