Virginia Department of Corrections

VADOC will be holding a hiring event at our Eastern Regional Office next Wednesday! 🗺️Capron, VA 🕛 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will be hiring Corrections Officers for Deerfield and Greensville Correctional Centers. What you need to know ⬇️ https://ow.ly/CZtp50SBNMB

VADOC will be holding a hiring event in Farmville on July 23! 🗺️Farmville Train Station 🕛 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will be hiring Corrections Officers for Nottoway, Dillwyn, and Greensville. What you need to know ⬇️ https://ow.ly/Fsgy50SzX1E

ICYMI: Learn more about the VADOC's "Education on the Move" Mobile Welding Trailer. The “Education on the Move” Mobile Welding Trailer features six welding stations within the mobile learning center, along with six highly realistic virtual reality (VR) welding simulators. The mobile welding trailer will allow VADOC inmates and probationers to participate in a three-to-five-month program, taught in a cohort learning environment by an instructor licensed by the Virginia Department of Education. The program will offer instruction in a variety of welding methods. The VADOC’s mobile welding program will be offered at four locations: Chesterfield Women’s and Brunswick community corrections alternative programs (CCAP), and Nottoway and Deerfield work centers. The VADOC also has four welding programs across the Commonwealth that are housed in a traditional, non-mobile setting at Appalachian CCAP, Coffeewood Correctional Center, Dillwyn Correctional Center, and State Farm Work Center (which houses female inmates). Students who complete the program will be better prepared for reentry with job skills ready for the welding industry. According to VADOC research, the recidivism rate for those completing any Career and Technical Education programs is 12.4% for the Commonwealth of Virginia, which indicates an 87.6% success rate.

💼 VADOC will be holding a hiring event on July 22 in Goochland County! 🗺️ Academy for Staff Development - Central 🕛 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will be hiring Corrections Officers for Fluvanna, VCCW, State Farm, & Buckingham. What you need to know ⬇️ https://ow.ly/Fsgy50SzX1E

🏆And the Emmys go to...🏆 The VADOC had the opportunity celebrate the two projects produced for the Department by Bookend Creative that were recently honored with Emmy Awards at the 66th National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards. Our agency was honored to be joined by victims from the Victim Impact Program video and two family members who shared their story in the One Pill Can Kill video. Read more and watch the videos here: https://lnkd.in/eSTCcfMn

🎉HAPPY ANNIVERSARY🎉 Today, the VADOC celebrated Nottoway Correctional Center's 4️⃣0️⃣th anniversary. Current & former corrections team members gathered to swap stories about the facility's past and present of providing long-term public safety for the Commonwealth.

The VADOC continues to demonstrate its commitment to correctional education by providing inmates and probationers valuable programs for effective reentry. On Tuesday, the VADOC unveiled its state-of-the-art “Education on the Move” Mobile Welding Trailer, which will allow more VADOC students the opportunity to pursue a career in welding. The “Education on the Move” Mobile Welding Trailer features six welding stations within the mobile learning center, along with six highly realistic virtual reality (VR) welding simulators. The mobile welding trailer will allow VADOC inmates and probationers to participate in a three-to-five-month program, taught in a cohort learning environment by an instructor licensed by the Virginia Department of Education. The program will offer instruction in a variety of welding methods. The VADOC’s mobile welding program will be offered at four locations: Chesterfield Women’s and Brunswick community corrections alternative programs (CCAP), and Nottoway and Deerfield work centers. The VADOC also has four welding programs across the Commonwealth that are housed in a traditional, non-mobile setting at Appalachian CCAP, Coffeewood Correctional Center, Dillwyn Correctional Center, and State Farm Work Center (which houses female inmates). Students who complete the program will be better prepared for reentry with job skills ready for the welding industry. According to VADOC research, the recidivism rate for those completing any Career and Technical Education programs is 12.4% for the Commonwealth of Virginia, which indicates an 87.6% success rate. “The ‘Education on the Move’ Mobile Welding Trailer is a significant advancement, not just for the Virginia Department of Corrections, but for the entire Commonwealth of Virginia,” said VADOC Director Chad Dotson. “This mobile learning center allows our Department to meet probationers and inmates at their facilities and teach them valuable career skills. That leads to a better reentry process, which in turn helps ensure long-term public safety. Thank you to our correctional education team members for their dedication to this project and best of luck to the inmates and probationers who complete these welding courses.” See more of the “Education on the Move” Mobile Welding Trailer on the VADOC’s YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/eiu7CrY6 Learn more about the 125+ programs at the VADOC and read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJfrPQdG

REMINDER: VADOC Hiring Event 🗺️Eastern Regional Office 📅 Wednesday, July 10 🕛 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will be hiring Corrections Officers at St. Brides & Indian Creek CC. What you need to know ⬇️ https://ow.ly/BVEM50Sng6e

REMINDER: VADOC will host a hiring event in Farmville on Tuesday, July 9. We will be hiring Corrections Officers at Buckingham CC, Dillwyn CC, & Nottoway CC. What you need to know ⬇️ https://ow.ly/BVEM50Sng6e

On July 3, Prison Discipleship Ministry generously donated food and toiletry bags to District 27, Chesterfield Probation & Parole for supervisees in need of assistance. As a show of gratitude, District 27 presented the group with a reentry coin. Thank you for the donation.