Prisoner Reentry Assistance 
Communicate With The Governor Governor McDonnell has ask for public comment, questions & suggestions to his "Virginia Prisoner Re-entry Initiative." We believe successful prisoner (adult and juvenile) reentry should include "day one literacy, therapeutic, vocational rehabilitation
with earned sentence credit increases;" an initiative with proven successes!
Write Governor McDonnell today. Send your comments:
About the Virginia Prisoner Re-entry Initiative
"The Office of the Secretary is committed to collaborating with local and state stakeholders to develop a comprehensive statewide prisoner re-entry plan for adult and juvenile offenders. By utilizing evidence –based practices, our mission is to develop a seamless reentry process from the point of entry into prison through their transition and reintegration into their community and to establish a unified vision of transition and reentry among and between local and state stakeholders to better prepare offenders for return to their communities thereby improving public safety, reducing victimization and favorably impacting recidivism across the Commonwealth.
The Office of the Secretary of Public Safety is meeting with state agencies, public and private stakeholder groups, faith-based organizations, localities, federal agencies, communities and representatives throughout the Commonwealth regarding prisoner reentry for adult and juvenile offenders." http://www.publicsafety.virginia.gov/
The Virginia Prisoner and Juvenile Offender Re-Entry Council
Executive Order No. 11 (2010)
The Alternatives for Non-Violent Offenders Task Force
"Virginia today has four times as many prison inmates as it did 25 years ago. To accommodate this growing population, Virginia has added more than 22,000 state prison beds since 1990 at a cost of $1.1 billion in capital costs alone. In FY2008, the operating appropriation for the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) reached over $1 billion, an increase of almost 74 percent since 1998. The General Assembly established a task force in 2009 directed by the secretary of public safety to develop recommendations for expanding the use of alternative methods of punishment for non-violent, lower-risk offenders who otherwise would be sentenced to a term of incarceration. The Alternatives for Non-Violent Offenders Task Force brought together a diverse group of stakeholders. The task force developed both short- and long-term data-driven policies for non-violent offenders that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and control correctional costs. Many of the task force's recommendation were included in the state’s 2010 budget legislation or are being implemented administratively by the state, while others may be considered by the legislature in 2011". -- The Pew Report