Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections is honoring its officers.
The department is recognizing Correctional Officers Week, which runs through Saturday.
Virginia has the second-lowest recidivism rate in the nation. The department says its correctional officers play a critical role in keeping correctional facilities safe and promoting offenders’ successful re-entry into the state’s communities.
The department says re-entry preparation begins with an offender’s first contact with a correctional officer.