Virginia Department of Corrections
Virginia, from the time of the first settlement at Jamestown to the relocation of the state capital to Richmond in the late 1700’s, relied upon corporal and capital punishment as its penal measures. Gradually, Virginia began to use small county jails for sentences of confinement…
Virginia Association of Regional Jails
Circa the summer of 1988, the regional jail superintendents at the time decided to meet periodically to discuss common concerns and to determine how their jails could be enhanced. Those jails were…
American Jail Association
The American Jail Association staff and Board of Directors are here to serve you and all the jails across our great Nation. We represent the smallest of jails to the largest. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, and suggestions…
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
With support from the major national organizations representing the fields of health, law and corrections, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is committed to improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities….
