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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Corrections, State Board of; membership, powers and duties, review of deaths of inmates. [HB-1782]
State Board of Corrections; membership; powers and duties; review of deaths of inmates in local correctional facilities. Authorizes the State Board of Corrections (Board) to conduct a review of the death of any inmate in a local or regional correctional facility in order to determine the circumstances surrounding the inmate's death and whether the facility was in compliance with the Board's regulations. The bill requires the Board to develop and implement policies and procedures for the review of the death of any inmate that occurs in any local
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities. [HB-1784]
Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities. Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive plan, by November 1, 2017, for the provision of forensic discharge planning services at local and regional correctional facilities for persons who have serious mental illnesses who are to be released from such facilities. This bill is identical to SB 941.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0192) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility. [HB-1579]
Transportation order for defendant held in correctional facility. Requires the court or clerk, upon request of the attorney for the Commonwealth or counsel for the defendant, to issue a transportation order for a defendant to be brought to court from a correctional facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Campbell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0479) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Mental health screening of prisoners at local correctional facilities. [SB-940]
Mental health screening of inmates at local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument designated by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill provides that if the screening indicates that a person may have a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental services shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening by a qualified mental health professional,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Deaths of inmates in local correctional facilities; review by State Board of Corrections. [SB-942]
Deaths of inmates in local correctional facilities; review by State Board of Corrections. Authorizes the State Board of Corrections (Board) to conduct a review of the death of any inmate in a local or regional correctional facility in order to determine the circumstances surrounding the inmate's death and whether the facility was in compliance with the Board's regulations. The bill provides that any review shall be performed by Department of Corrections (Department) staff designated by the Board and requires the Board to submit a report of the findings
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove
Incorporated By Rehabilitation And Social Services on 01/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities. [SB-941]
Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities. Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive plan, by November 1, 2017, for the provision of forensic discharge planning services at local and regional correctional facilities for persons who have serious mental illnesses who are to be released from such facilities. This bill is identical to HB 1784.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0137) on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act; created. [SB-850]
Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act. Creates the Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act to establish procedural guarantees for correctional officers when allegations are made against such officers involving matters that may lead to their dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer for punitive reasons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Passed By Indefinitely In Rehabilitation And Social Services (8-y 7-n) on 01/13/2017