I. Department of Labor
II. Criminal Record Repository
III. State Attorney General
IV. State Department of
Corrections
V. State Department of
Parole/Probation
VI. Legal Assistance
VII. Local Service Providers
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Virginia I. Virginia Employment Commission
Information about State Department of Labor resources may be of interest to:
II. Criminal Record Repository Requests for criminal record searches in Virginia must be made by submitting a "Criminal Record Name Search" form SP-167. The instructions for the completion of this form are noted on the reverse side of the document. This form can be viewed, downloaded and/or printed by visiting the Virginia State Police Forms web site. A $13 fee must accompany each request.
III. State Attorney General
IV. State Department of Corrections Prison Industry Program Virginia Correctional Enterprises (VCE) produces quality products and services and furnishes work for prison inmates. Products manufactured include office furniture, metal storage equipment, dorm furniture, and apparel. Services offered include printing and institutional laundry. Work Release Program The Virginia Department of Corrections offers a work release program for prisoners who are nearing completion of their sentences and who meet specific eligibility criteria. The primary goal is to provide work opportunities in a location close to where inmates will be released. Eligible inmates are placed into local jail work release programs. To be eligible, inmates must be at security level one, have a good time earning level of one, have non-violent crime convictions, and be within 12 months of their good time release date or within three years of their mandatory parole release date. Pre-Release Program During the year prior to an inmate’s release from prison, a 19-session life skills program is made available which addresses information inmates need to live in the community. Topics include finding and keeping a job, locating a residence, budgeting and family responsibilities. Participation is not mandatory.
V. Virginia Department of Corrections Community CorrectionsProbation and Parole supervision is operated through the Community Corrections Division of the Virginia Department of Corrections. Supervision is provided through 42 district offices, 12 state-operated facilities, 10 day reporting centers, and oversight for 10 privately contracted adult residential centers. Day reporting centers provide intensive substance abuse treatment, aftercare/relapse prevention counseling, AA/NA groups, GED/ABE and life skills classes, job referrals, and vocational services. Other services such as parenting skills are provided based on client needs. Adult Residential Programs (ARP) are used by the Parole Board as a condition of parole and by Probation and Parole officers as an intermediate sanction. Offenders receive supervised housing, random urinalysis testing, life skills, and basic counseling.
VI. Legal Assistance
VII. Local Service Providers
The One-Stop Career Centers in Virginia are known as Career Connect. Services available to job seekers include job referral and placement, referrals for training, and job search, skill-building activities. A wide variety of self-help, computer assisted, as well as printed and video career guidance materials are available. Computers are available to allow easy access to Internet services. Total Action Against Poverty Total Action Against Poverty (TAP) is a non-profit community action agency helping the residents of 11 cities and counties in southwestern Virginia to escape poverty and become self-sufficient. TAP's Families in Transition component provides direct services to clients through the Women's Resource Center, The Transitional Living Center, Virginia Cares, and Fatherhood Programs. TAP's Virginia CARES program assists individuals with criminal records to return to their communities, their families and society successfully. Basic needs assessments and support services, including employment counseling, assistance with job leads, transportation, resume and application assistance, peer support groups, and referrals to appropriate agencies are provided to individuals with criminal records and their families. TAP's Fatherhood and Families program assists families in distress; families disconnected by discord, by unacknowledged fatherhood, and/or by incarceration. Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources (OAR) Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources (OAR) of Fairfax County, Inc. is a local non-profit restorative justice organization providing services to restore people with criminal histories to productive roles in the community, offer options to prosecution and/or incarceration, and support families. Funding restrictions may limit the availability of specific services to anyone not a Fairfax County resident. Some services may be provided to Loudon County and Prince William County residents and anyone who is processed through the Fairfax County court system. OAR offers: employment assistance, including resume preparation, employer referrals, and job readiness training; funds for work uniforms, tools, transportation, and job training scholarships; emergency assistance, including food, clothing, and financial assistance with utilities and rent; counseling to help deal with emotional and cognitive effects of incarceration. Northern Virginia Family Services Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS) is a private non-profit organization that serves people in need in the Northern Virginia area. Individuals with criminal records are among those eligible for job training services in the fields of construction trades and office employment. Upon completion of the training component, job placement services are available to participants. Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) assists homeless people, including people with criminal histories, lead self-sufficient and healthy lives. A-SPAN works with government agencies, community and faith based organizations and business to: meet emergency needs of the homeless including food and shelter; provide direct outreach, case management and employment assistance, advocate for and create new programs to fill gaps in preventive, emergency and rehabilitative services; and increase community awareness and involvement in ending homelessness. Opportunity Place Opportunity Place, the newest program developed by A-SPAN, has a primary goal of assisting homeless individuals achieve stable income and housing by providing street outreach, case management, and employment services including job training and placement. Opportunity Place programs are designed to assist clients in addressing their personal barriers to self-sufficiency with the support of staff and volunteers. Food, counseling, clothing, hygiene items, showers, washer & dryer, free local phone call and voice mail answering service, assistance obtaining personal identification, mail drop, and other services are available to homeless individuals, including those with a criminal history. Virginia Community Action Re-entry System, Inc. (CARES) Virginia Community Action Re-entry System, Inc. (Virginia CARES) offers both pre-release and post-release services. In cooperation with the Virginia Department of Corrections, Virginia Cares administers a pre-release program called Productive Citizenship, which replaces the life skills program previously offered by the Department of Corrections. Post-release services are delivered from 14 sites statewide and include basic needs such as housing, clothing, and food. Additional services include job development, placement and retention services, interview skills, support groups for survival techniques, referrals to substance/alcohol treatment, and bus tickets to job interviews. Virginia CARES has forged connections with community groups, faith based organizations and volunteers to provide services needed to individuals with criminal histories. Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Churc Offender Aid and Restoration's (OAR) programs and services are focused on helping clients achieve and maintain successful re-entry and lead lives as productive members of society. Re-entry services include employment counseling, job placement, referrals for food, shelter, transportation, mental and physical health care and substance abuse treatment and counseling. Services are available to individuals who have participated in OAR classes in jail and who seek post-release supportive case management and referrals. OAR staff maintains close contact with both clients and community employers to insure success for both parties.
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