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The VADOC is an agency of the Virginia Office of Public Safety. Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Terrance Cole oversees 12 government agencies, including the VADOC. The VADOC's department director Chadwick Dotson was appointed to the position by Governor Glenn Youngkin in September 2023 to succeed Harold Clarke, who had announced his ...
Chadwick Dotson [1] [2] [3] Keen Mountain Correctional Center is a level 4, maximum security correctional facility in Oakwood, Virginia. It opened in 1990 and houses up to 1200 adult male offenders.
VADOC says the dog's killers were known members of the MS-13 gang who were serving time for various offenses, including murder. ... VADOC director Chad Dotson said in a statement. “He lost his ...
The Virginia Parole Board is the state parole board in Virginia. [1] The Parole Board was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1942. [2] The Board has five members, appointed by the Governor of Virginia for a four-year term. [3]
Facility Location Capacity Notes Augusta Correctional Center: Craigsville: Closed on July 1, 2024 [1]: Appalachian Detention Center Honaker: 1066 Baskerville Correctional Center
In December 2023, VADOC issued a press release announcing that Augusta Correctional Center, along with three other state correctional facilities, would be permanently closed effective July 1, 2024. [2] Reasons cited for the closure included the difficulty in hiring and retaining new employees to fill vacancies at the prison.
The River North Correctional Center is a state prison for men located in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections.
According to a press release from VADOC the closure decisions were made “to enhance employee, inmate, and probationer safety, to address longstanding staffing challenges, and in consideration of significant ongoing maintenance costs.”. [5] As of January 2024, there were no inmates being housed at the prison in advance of its pending closure ...