RD254 - A Study of Training and Education Services Available in Jails and Juvenile Detention Facilities in Virginia - September 2011


Executive Summary:
In its 2011 Legislative Session the General Assembly, by way of an amendment to the Appropriations Act recommended by the Governor, directed the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), in coordination with the Department of Correctional Education (DCE), to conduct a study of training and education services available in jails and juvenile detention facilities. The amendment provided the following study guidance:

“The study shall examine the level and types of such services available, as well as the barriers to providing such services and the gaps in service provision. It shall also determine the amounts and types of funding provided for such services. The department shall report its findings to the Secretary of Public Safety by October 1, 2011.” (2011 Virginia Acts of Assembly, Chapter 890, Item 384(I), p.353).

Representatives from the Virginia Department of Education (DOE) provided substantial information for this report. In addition, DCJS and DCE surveyed all jails and detention centers in Virginia.