Prisons And Other Methods Of Correction
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment. [SB-1174]
Community work in lieu of payment for fines and court costs. Provides that a court may permit an inmate to earn credits against any fines and court costs imposed against him by performing community service. Under current law, credits may be earned only before or after imprisonment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/16/2017
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Temporary detention; minimum time period. [HB-1975]
Temporary detention; minimum time period. Provides that an inmate in a jail or an acquittee on conditional release held pursuant to a temporary detention order shall be held for at least 23 hours after the execution of the order. The bill also provides that a person held pursuant to a temporary detention order shall be held for up to 24 hours after admission to the facility of temporary detention for the provision of mental health treatment to stabilize such person's psychiatric condition. Currently, an inmate, acquittee, or person may be held pursuant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Yost
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Restitution; supervised probation. [HB-1856]
Restitution; probation. Provides that for any offense that occurs on or after July 1, 2017, if restitution is ordered at the time of sentencing, the court shall place the defendant on an indefinite term of probation until all ordered restitution is paid in full. The bill requires that a probation agency ordered to monitor the restitution payments of a defendant placed on supervised probation notify the court and the attorney for the Commonwealth of the amount of unsatisfied restitution, if any, 30 days prior to the defendant's release from supervision.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Model addiction recovery program; DCJS, et al., to develop. [HB-1845]
Department of Criminal Justice Services; model addiction recovery program; jails. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, to develop a model addiction recovery program that may be administered by sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, jail officers, administrators, or superintendents in any local or regional jail. The bill provides that such programs shall be based on existing addiction recovery programs being administered by any local or regional jails in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0758) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prisoners; mental health screening upon admission to a local correctional facility. [HB-1783]
Mental health screening of prisoners in local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local, regional, or community correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument identified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services in consultation with the State Board of Corrections and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also requires that these entities develop and deliver a training program for employees of such facilities in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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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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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Workers' compensation; disease presumptions, correctional officers. [HB-1803]
Workers' compensation; disease presumptions; correctional officers. Adds correctional officers to the list of public safety employees who are entitled to a presumption that hypertension and heart disease and certain infectious diseases are occupational diseases compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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
Corrections, State Board of; membership, powers and duties. [SB-1063]
State Board of Corrections; membership; powers and duties; review of death of inmates in local correctional facilities. Authorizes the State Board of Corrections (the 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: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0759) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Joint Commission on Health Care; study of quality of health care services in jails and prisons. [HJR-616]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study quality of health care services provided to inmates in jails and prisons in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the quality of health care services provided to inmates in jails and prisons in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Health Care shall (i) review the requirements for delivery of health care services in jails and prisons; (ii) review the oversight of health care service delivery in jails and prisons, including the process
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Inmate trust accounts; exemption. [HB-1651]
Inmate trust accounts; exemption. Provides that an inmate who has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment that makes the inmate ineligible for release, excluding conditional geriatric release, prior to 75 years of age is exempt from depositing 10 percent of any funds the inmate receives into an inmate personal trust account.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0205) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Community services boards; preadmission screening for regional jail inmates. [SB-975]
Community services boards; preadmission screening; regional jail inmates. Provides that the duties of a community services board include reviewing any existing Memorandum of Understanding between the community services board and any other community services boards that serve the regional jail to ensure that such memorandum sets forth the roles and responsibilities of each community services board in the preadmission screening process, provides for communication and information sharing protocols between the community services boards, and provides
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0606) on 03/16/2017
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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
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
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
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
Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms. [HB-1560]
Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; forms. Requires an alienage determination made by a probation or parole officer to be submitted to the Central Criminal Records Exchange of the Department of State Police (Exchange) in a format approved by the Exchange. Current law requires the Exchange to provide reporting forms to the probation and parole officers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0084) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Concealed handgun permit fees; exemptions; retired probation and parole officers. [SB-889]
Concealed handgun permit fees; exemptions; retired probation and parole officers. Exempts retired probation and parole officers who have completed 15 years of service from concealed handgun permit application fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0241) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Incarcerated persons, certain; compliance with detainers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. [HB-1468]
Compliance with detainers; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Prohibits the Director of the Department of Corrections, sheriff, or other official in charge of a facility in which an alien is incarcerated from releasing an incarcerated alien for whom a lawful detainer order has been received from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, except to transfer custody of such alien to another facility or to an appropriate federal authority. The bill provides that no alien shall be held in custody in excess of his scheduled release date unless
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
(67 Affirmative Votes Required To Override) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Law enforcement, local; fees for concealed handgun permits, courthouse and courtroom security. [HB-1458]
Local law enforcement; fees for concealed handgun permits; courthouse and courtroom security; assessment. Eliminates (i) the fee, under current law up to $35, that a local law-enforcement agency is permitted to charge for conducting the background investigation for a concealed handgun permit and (ii) the requirement that the local law-enforcement agency forward to the State Police any amount assessed by the FBI for providing criminal history record information in the background investigation. The bill makes discretionary the current mandatory fee
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017