Virginia Inmate Release
Facility Release of Offenders - Virginia Department of Corrections
Once you have satisfied your sentence at a Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) facility, you will either be discharged or leave on parole and receive a notification of release letter. The following is how the release process works. Day of Facility Release
https://vadoc.virginia.gov/offender-resources/incoming-offenders/facility-release/
Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families
Very few inmates qualify for parole in Virginia. The 2020 law had a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022, so prison officials would have time to calculate new release dates. And the change in credits applied retroactively, meaning the Department of Corrections was preparing for an initial surge of releases when it took effect.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/virginia-law-stops-early-inmate-releases-angering-families-86178601
Offender Locator — Virginia Department of Corrections
General Public Offender Locator Search for an offender's location and release date if they are incarcerated and under the custody of the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC). Offenders who are not under VADOC custody will not appear in the search results. For all searches, you will be required to enter:
https://vadoc.virginia.gov/general-public/offender-locator/
Virginia Inmate Search, Prison and Jail Information - StateCourts
The Virginia Department of Corrections has an inmate locator feature on its website. You may search based on an offender’s name or their ID. You can also narrow the search with criteria like middle name, release date, alias, age, location, race, or gender.
https://www.statecourts.org/inmate-search/virginia/
Virginia Inmate Records | StateRecords.org
In 2020, there were over 29,000 inmates housed in Virginia state prisons. This is an increase from the 27,324 inmates who were incarcerated in 2015. The average cost to house an inmate in a Virginia state prison is $24,410 per year. As of June 2017, there were 3,648 inmates housed in county jails in Virginia.
https://virginia.staterecords.org/inmate
Pandemic-Related Early Release of State Inmates Coming to an End as ...
Pandemic-Related Early Release of State Inmates Coming to an End as Authority Expires June 16, 2021 RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Corrections’ authority to release state inmates early due to the coronavirus pandemic will terminate at midnight on July 1. Thus far, 2,114 state responsible inmates have been released early due to the pandemic.
https://vadoc.virginia.gov/news-press-releases/2021/pandemic-related-early-release-of-state-inmates-coming-to-an-end-as-authority-expires/
Virginia law stops early inmate releases, angering families - WTVR
Very few inmates qualify for parole in Virginia. The 2020 law had a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022, so prison officials would have time to calculate new release dates. And the change in...
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/virginia-law-stops-early-inmate-releases
§ 53.1-131. Provision for release of prisoner from ... - Virginia
Any person who has been sentenced to confinement in jail or who has been convicted of a felony but is confined in jail pursuant to § 53.1-20, in the discretion of the sheriff may be assigned by the sheriff to a work release program under the supervision of the sheriff or the administrator of a local or regional jail.
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title53.1/chapter3/section53.1-131/
Homepage — Virginia Department of Corrections
RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Corrections’ (VADOC) Victim Services Unit has debuted its new state-of-the-art notification program for crime victims. The Notification and Assistance for Victim Inclusion (NAAVI) is a new, user-friendly, and victim-oriented system, designed to alert crime victims of any change in the status of one or more inmates.
https://vadoc.virginia.gov/