TITLE 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION.
§ 53.1-22. See § 32.1-46; HB 855.
§ 53.1-27 amended.
State correctional facilities; stores. Provides that a portion of the profits from stores or commissaries within correctional facilities may be expended for pre-release and post-release reentry and transition services. Currently, the profits are used for recreational and educational purposes and other purposes beneficial to the inmates. SB 615; CH. 417.
§§ 53.1-95.8 and 53.1-109. See § 19.2-152.2; HB 1308.
§§ 53.1-116 and 53.1-203. See § 18.2-36.1; HB 1059.
§ 53.1-116 amended.
Jails; good time policies. Clarifies that it is the responsibility of each individual jailer to determine the manner in which discretionary additional credits are awarded for institutional work assignments, participation in classes and local work force programs. The jailer is required to have written policy stating the criteria for and conditions of the credits. The bill does not change the rate of five days for every 30 days served. SB 389; CH. 400.
§ 53.1-120 amended.
Assessment for courthouse and courtroom security. Broadens the use of the $5 fee collected by the courts for assessment for courthouse and courtroom security to allow the fee to be used to fund equipment and other personal property to be used in connection with courthouse security, if requested by the sheriff, and not just security personnel as under current law. HB 504; CH. 432/SB 214; CH. 390.
§ 53.1-124. See § 19.2-159; HB 1056/SB 330.
§§ 53.1-172 and 53.1-174 amended; §§ 53.1-176.1, 53.1-176.2, and 53.1-176.3 added.
Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders. Establishes a new interstate compact to replace the existing Compact. The former Compact (Out of State Supervision of Parolees or Probationers, 1937) will stay in effect to deal with those states that do not adopt the new Compact. The Compact takes effect on the later of July 1, 2004, or the date that 35 states adopt it. Under the new Compact, an Interstate Commission is created. The Commission's duties include establishing uniform procedures to manage the movement of adult offenders under community supervision between participating states; ensuring the opportunity for input and providing a timely notice to victims and jurisdictions where offenders are authorized to travel or relocate across state lines; establishing a uniform data collection system; monitoring compliance of interstate movement of offenders and initiating interventions to address noncompliance; and coordinating training programs regarding interstate movement for officials involved in such activities. Each Compacting State is responsible for supervision of adult offenders in its communities who are authorized by the Compact to travel across state lines. Such responsibilities include tracking the location of offenders, transferring supervision, and returning offenders to originating jurisdictions. The bill also creates a council to oversee the operations of the Compact within Virginia. SB 448; CH. 407 (effective - see bill).