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Richmond City Sheriff's Office
City of Richmond
Address:
1701 Fairfield Way
Richmond, VA
23223 USA
Email: Ask The Sheriff
Fax: (804)646-4291
Transitional Programs / Re-Entry Services
Re-entry Services has begun its recruitment of residents (all security levels) willing to improve their life upon release. The Re-entry Program will increase the participants’ future marketability skills for employment and provide transitional tools needed for a successful reintegration into society. The Re-entry Program supports the RCSO’s commitment to residents being “Work Ready, Home Ready & Community Ready” upon their release.
Provided Services:
- Ready-to-Work: learning about more ways to succeed upon release in the areas of workforce development, life skills and ways to continue education
- Case Planning
- Housing
- DMV- Driving record information
- Birth Certificates
- Virginia Bonding Program
- Workforce: employment, education, training and career information
- Probation & Parole: Home Plan and “Making it on Supervision Seminars”
- Vocational Training: Job Training Certifications:
- Serv Safe (food industry)
- Culinary Arts
- Barbering
- Cosmetology
- Nail Technology
- Carpentry
- Electrical
- OSHA
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Landscaping
- Re-entry Resource Fair
- Family Reunification Seminars
G.R.A.C.E. Program
Growth through Recovery over Addiction with Counseling to Empower (G.R.A.C.E.) is an opportunity afforded to the residents at RCSO. It is a voluntary substance abuse treatment program available to those sincerely seeking a change. It is a change that comes with commitment, hard work and enthusiasm. Our program staff assists residents in developing competencies through evidence-based programming. Our primary goal is developing the whole person returning to society.
Services provided:
- Men and Women Substance Abuse Therapeutic Communities
- An average in-house stay is 90-days to 9 months
- Case Management Monitoring
- NA/AA Meetings
- Weekly Community Speakers
- DOC/RCSO Work Release