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Code of Virginia
Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction
7/16/2026

Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction (2026 Updates)

  • Chapter 1. Administration Generally
    • Article 1. General Provisions
    § 53.1-1.2
    Visitation policies; publicly posted dress code for visitors; report
    § 53.1-1.3
    Language services for offenders
    • Article 2. State Board of Local and Regional Jails
    § 53.1-5
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Powers and duties of Board
    § 53.1-5
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Powers and duties of Board
    • Article 3. Department of Corrections and Director of Corrections
    § 53.1-10
    (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Powers and duties of Director
    § 53.1-10
    (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Powers and duties of Director
    § 53.1-10.1
    Virginia Prison Education Task Force
  • Chapter 2. State Correctional Facilities
    • Article 1. General Provisions
    § 53.1-31.4
    Government-issued identification; Department of Corrections-issued identification
    • Article 2. Treatment and Privileges of Prisoners
    § 53.1-40.02
    Conditional release of terminally ill prisoners
    • Article 2.2. Treatment and Control of Prisoners Known to Be Pregnant
    § 53.1-40.14
    Reporting requirement
  • Chapter 3. Local Correctional Facilities
    • Article 1. Establishment and Regulation of Facilities
    § 53.1-68
    Minimum standards for local correctional facilities and lock-ups; health inspections, behavioral health services inspections, and personnel; access to counsel for inmates in local, regional, or community correctional facilities
    • Article 6. Duties of Sheriffs
    § 53.1-116
    What records and policy jailer shall keep; how time deducted or added for felons and misdemeanants; payment of fine and costs by person committed to jail until he pays
    § 53.1-120
    Sheriff to provide for courthouse and courtroom security; designation of deputies for such purpose; assessment
    • Article 7. Prisoner Programs and Treatment
    § 53.1-131.2
    Assignment to a home/electronic incarceration program; payment to defray costs; escape; penalty
    § 53.1-133.010
    Reporting requirement
  • Chapter 4. Probation and Parole
    • Article 1. Administration Generally
    § 53.1-134
    (Effective July 1, 2028) Virginia Parole Board; appointment of members
    § 53.1-134
    (Effective until July 1, 2028) Virginia Parole Board; appointment of members
    § 53.1-136
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Powers and duties of Board; notice of release of certain inmates; report
    § 53.1-136
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Powers and duties of Board; notice of release of certain inmates; report
    • Article 2. State Probation and Parole Services
    § 53.1-145
    Powers and duties of probation and parole officers
    • Article 3. Procedures Governing Parole
    § 53.1-151.1
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Suitability for release on parole; discretionary parole criteria guidelines
    § 53.1-154
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Times at which Virginia Parole Board to review cases
    § 53.1-154
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Times at which Parole Board to review cases
    § 53.1-154.1
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Authority of Director to recommend parole review; release upon review
    § 53.1-154.1
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Authority of Director to recommend parole review; release upon review
    § 53.1-154.2
    Parole procedures and considerations for certain juvenile offenders; appeal
    § 53.1-155
    (Effective until July 1, 2027) Investigation prior to release; transition assistance
    § 53.1-155
    (Effective July 1, 2027) Investigation prior to release; transition assistance
    § 53.1-165.1
    Limitation on the application of parole statutes
  • Chapter 6. Commencement of Terms; Credits and Allowances
    • Article 1. General Provisions
    § 53.1-187
    Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial
    • Article 4. Earned Sentence Credits for Persons Committed Upon Felony Offenses Committed on or After January 1, 1995
    § 53.1-202.2
    (Effective until July 1, 2028) Eligibility for earned sentence credits
    § 53.1-202.2
    (Effective July 1, 2028) Eligibility for earned sentence credits
    § 53.1-202.3
    Rate at which sentence credits may be earned; prerequisites
  • Chapter 12.1. Restoration of Civil Rights
    § 53.1-231.1
    (For contingent repeal date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Process for notification regarding restoration of civil rights
    § 53.1-231.2
    (For contingent repeal date, see Acts 2026, cc. 992 and 1081, cl. 3) Restoration of the civil right to be eligible to register to vote to certain persons