The Virginia Department of Corrections promotes public safety in the Commonwealth by providing care and re-entry services to the sentenced men and women under our custody.

Search for an inmate's location and release date if they are incarcerated and under the custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). Inmates who are not under VADOC custody will not appear in the search results.

The Virginia Department of Corrections has facilities and probation and parole offices across the state. Find the contact information for each location in this directory.

The DOC is a model correctional agency and a proven innovative leader in the profession. Virginia is a safer place to live and work because the Department provides exemplary services and programs for the rehabilitation and supervision of offenders.

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is the government agency responsible for community corrections and operating prisons and correctional facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

In partnership with GTL and the Virginia Department of Corrections, AFOI – Assisting Families of Inmates offers two forms of video visitation: video visitation from one of 6 visitor centers located throughout the state using at-home video visitation.

Only applications to visit inmates housed in a Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) facility will be accepted. If you would like to visit an inmate in a local or regional jail, or a Detention and Diversion Center, please contact that jail about their application process.

The Virginia Department of Corrections is a model correctional agency and a proven innovative leader in the profession.

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services is involved with a broad range of adult corrections issues affecting state and federal prisons; local and regional jails; state probation and parole; local probation; and community-based corrections, pretrial services, and diverse correctional programs and services - public and private.

Nov 10, 2023 · Virginia has 43 state prison facilities (one of which is private) and incarcerates approximately 25,000 people in state prisons. The state prison system is run by the Virginia Department of Corrections.