Job Openings
In the News
People Helping Horses, Horses Helping People - View stories about Greener Pastures, the Department's retired thoroughbred race horse program on ABC World News Tonight and in the Wall Street Journal Magazine.
Virginia's prison farms feed inmates - Read the August 21, 2008 Richmond Times Dispatch article.
Prison Industries
Commonwealth Resources
Welcome to the Virginia Department of Corrections
Vision
The Virginia Department of Corrections 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 appropriate custody, supervision, and programs for offenders through its exemplary services. The employees of the Department are the cornerstone of the agency. They share a common purpose and a commitment to the highest professional standards and excellence in public service. The Department, through its unwavering commitment to its employees, is a satisfying and rewarding place to work and grow professionally.Mission
The Virginia Department of Corrections enhances public safety by providing effective programming and supervising sentenced offenders in a humane, cost-efficient manner, consistent with sound correctional principles and constitutional standards.Values
We, the Department of Corrections believe we can best fulfill our Vision and accomplish our Mission by demonstrating and living these values in our daily work.- Fulfilling - doing work that is meaningful, and fulfilling, which contributes to the agency and society.
- Ethical - conforming to high professional, ethical and moral standards of conduct.
- Achieving - contributing to the achievement of the Department's Vision, Mission and Goals.
- Purposeful - demonstrating a commitment to the Department's purpose, the safety of the citizens of Virginia.
- Balanced - balancing the needs of the individual, society and all aspects of the agency.
- Supportive - being team players and supporting one another.