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Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 – Treatment and Privileges of Prisoners

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§ 53.1-32 Treatment and control of prisoners; recreation; religious services
§ 53.1-32.01 Payment for bodily injury
§ 53.1-32.1 Classification system; program assignments; mandatory participation
§ 53.1-32.2 Reentry planning
§ 53.1-33 Physical examination of prisoner; ability to work
§ 53.1-33.1 Mandatory testing for human immunodeficiency virus
§ 53.1-34 Treatment of prisoner with contagious disease
§ 53.1-35 Correspondence privileges; receipt of publications
§ 53.1-35.1 Electronic visitation and messaging with inmates; fees
§ 53.1-35.2 Visitation of certain prisoners by minor dependents
§ 53.1-36 Prisoners may assist in medical research programs
§ 53.1-37 Furloughs generally; travel expenses; penalties for violations
§ 53.1-38 When ineligible for furloughs
§ 53.1-39 Certain punishment of prisoners prohibited
§ 53.1-39.1 Restrictive housing; data collection and reporting; report
§ 53.1-39.2 Restorative housing; restrictions on use
§ 53.1-40 Appointment of counsel for indigent prisoners
§ 53.1-40.01 Conditional release of geriatric prisoners
§ 53.1-40.02 Conditional release of terminally ill prisoners

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - Treatment and Privileges of Prisoners

  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • State correctional facility: means any correctional center or correctional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders established and operated by the Department of Corrections, or operated under contract pursuant to § 53. See Virginia Code 53.1-1

Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 – 1. Medical and Mental Health Care; Involuntary Admission and Treatment

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§ 53.1-40.1 Medical and mental health treatment of prisoners incapable of giving consent
§ 53.1-40.2 Involuntary admission of prisoners with mental illness
§ 53.1-40.3 Place of hearing or proceeding
§ 53.1-40.4 Appeal of order authorizing involuntary admission
§ 53.1-40.5 Transfer of prisoner involuntarily admitted
§ 53.1-40.6 Periodic review of prisoner for purposes of retention
§ 53.1-40.7 Discharge of prisoner involuntarily admitted
§ 53.1-40.8 Fees and expenses
§ 53.1-40.9 Civil admission proceeding prior to release
§ 53.1-40.10 Exchange of medical and mental health information and records

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - 1. Medical and Mental Health Care; Involuntary Admission and Treatment

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local correctional facility: means any jail, jail farm or other place used for the detention or incarceration of adult offenders, excluding a lock-up, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
  • State correctional facility: means any correctional center or correctional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders established and operated by the Department of Corrections, or operated under contract pursuant to § 53. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 – 2. Treatment and Control of Prisoners Known to Be Pregnant

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§ 53.1-40.11 Definitions
§ 53.1-40.12 Treatment of prisoners known to be pregnant
§ 53.1-40.13 Treatment of prisoners during postpartum recovery
§ 53.1-40.14 Reporting requirement
§ 53.1-40.15 Training of correctional facility employees regarding pregnant inmates
§ 53.1-40.16 Education for pregnant prisoners

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - 2. Treatment and Control of Prisoners Known to Be Pregnant

  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Postpartum recovery: means the eight-week period, or longer as determined by the health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner, following childbirth. See Virginia Code 53.1-40.11
  • Restraints: means any mechanical device, medication, physical intervention, or hands-on hold to prevent an individual from moving her body. See Virginia Code 53.1-40.11
  • Restrictive housing: means the same as that term is defined in § 53. See Virginia Code 53.1-40.11
  • Solitary confinement: means isolation of a prisoner from the general population through confinement to a cell or other place for 22 or more hours within a 24-hour period. See Virginia Code 53.1-40.11
  • 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
  • State correctional facility: means any correctional center or correctional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders established and operated by the Department of Corrections, or operated under contract pursuant to § 53. See Virginia Code 53.1-1