The Director shall make, adopt and promulgate regulations governing the following aspects of private management and operation of prison facilities:

Terms Used In Virginia Code 53.1-266

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

1. Contingency plans for state operation of a contractor-operated facility in the event of a termination of the contract;

2. Use of deadly and nondeadly force by prison contractors’ security personnel;

3. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by the Department;

4. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and

5. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 1995, c. 694; 2020, c. 759.