Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) District 17/Probation/Parole
Contact Name: Chris Shortt
Title: Chief Probation and Parole Officer
Address: 252 West Main St. Suite 4, Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: 276-525-6064
Email: [email protected]
Contact Name: Mark Moss
Address: 200 Broad Street, Marion, VA 24354
Phone: 276-782-3419
Email: [email protected]
Mission and Goals:
Community Corrections' primary goal is public safety. In Virginia, public safety is defined as the quality of life that allows our citizens to feel secure in their everyday lives by being free from danger, injury and damage caused by those who choose not to obey the law. Our approach to this goal through professional supervision of offenders under our purview is "A Balanced Approach." This practice emphasizes the dual role of providing supervision and services for probationers and parolees.
Services Provided:
District #17 provides services to the following areas: Smyth, Russell, and Washington Counties as well as the City of Bristol VA.
Criteria for Individuals to Receive Services:
Basically if the individual is on either probation or parole in the state of Virginia, we will make every effort to provide available services. These services are provided in the hopes of improving Public Safety for Southwest Virginia.
Title: Chief Probation and Parole Officer
Address: 252 West Main St. Suite 4, Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: 276-525-6064
Email: [email protected]
Contact Name: Mark Moss
Address: 200 Broad Street, Marion, VA 24354
Phone: 276-782-3419
Email: [email protected]
Mission and Goals:
Community Corrections' primary goal is public safety. In Virginia, public safety is defined as the quality of life that allows our citizens to feel secure in their everyday lives by being free from danger, injury and damage caused by those who choose not to obey the law. Our approach to this goal through professional supervision of offenders under our purview is "A Balanced Approach." This practice emphasizes the dual role of providing supervision and services for probationers and parolees.
Services Provided:
- Assistance with securing application to obtain birth certificate/social security card
- Assistance with securing a photo ID from Department of Motor Vehicles
- Assistance with developing stable home plans
- Assistance with employment referrals, letter to potential employer regarding probation status and obligations
- Assistance with referrals to secure mental health treatment
- Assessment for participation in Substance Abuse Programs (Motivational Enhancement, Moral Recognition Therapy)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Thinking for a Change program and Peer Support
- Outpatient Sex Offender Treatment, Psycho-Sexual Evaluations/Assessment
- SOAP program – Sex Offender Awareness Program
- -Assistance with setting up community service sites to complete community service in lieu of court cost/fines to a Circuit Court
- Assistance with setting up payment plans for financial obligations to Circuit Court
- Assistance with completing Civil Rights Restoration Process
District #17 provides services to the following areas: Smyth, Russell, and Washington Counties as well as the City of Bristol VA.
Criteria for Individuals to Receive Services:
Basically if the individual is on either probation or parole in the state of Virginia, we will make every effort to provide available services. These services are provided in the hopes of improving Public Safety for Southwest Virginia.