§ 53.1-261 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Correctional services” means the following functions, services, and activities when provided within a prison or otherwise: Food services, commissary, medical services, transportation, sanitation, or other ancillary services;
2. Development and implementation assistance for classification, management information systems, or other information systems or services;
5. Counseling, special treatment programs, or other programs for special needs. “Prison” or “facility” or “prison facility” means any institution operated by or under authority of the Department and shall include, whether obtained by purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, restoration, improvement, alteration, repair, or other means, any physical betterment or improvement related to the housing of inmates or any preliminary plans, studies, or surveys relative thereto; land or rights to land; and any furnishings, machines, vehicles, apparatus, or equipment for use in connection with any prison facility. “Prison contractor” or “contractor” means any entity, including a local government, entering into or offering or proposing to enter into a contractual agreement to provide any correctional services to inmates under the custody of the Commonwealth or federal inmates under the custody of the prison contractor, while in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
History
This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 705 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 654; in 1995, chapter 694; in 1996, chapter 632; in 2007, chapter 394; in 2025, chapter 337.
1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 1995, c. 694; 1996, c. 632; 2007, c. 394; 2025, c. 337.