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Distribution of such wages shall be made for the following purposes:\n\n1\n\nTo pay an amount to defray the cost of his keep;2\n\nTo pay travel and other such expenses made necessary by his work release, employment, or participation in a residential community program or a community-based program;3\n\nTo provide support and maintenance for his dependents or to make payments to the local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services, as appropriate, on behalf of dependents who are receiving public assistance as defined in § 63.2-100; or4\n\nTo pay any fines, restitution, or costs as ordered by the court.\n\t\t\tAny balance at the end of his sentence shall be paid to the prisoner upon his release.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271682,"text":"The Department may give nonviolent prisoners who have not been convicted of a violent crime and who have been sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of at least three years the opportunity to participate in a residential community program, work release, or a community-based program approved by the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security within six months of such prisoner’s projected or mandatory release date. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 850<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapters 115<\/a> and 490<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239005,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75651,"identifier":"53.1-155.1","token":"53.1\/4\/3\/53.1-155.1","url":"\/53.1-155.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-155.1\/","token":"53.1\/4\/3\/53.1-155.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Participation in residential community program prior to final release","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-155.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> may give nonviolent prisoners who have not been convicted of a violent crime<\/span> and who have been sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of at least three years the opportunity to participate in a residential community program, work release, or a community-based program approved by the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security within six months of such prisoner’s projected or mandatory release date. The Secretary shall prescribe guidelines to govern the residential community programs, work release, or community-based programs.\n\t\tAny wages earned pursuant to this section by a prisoner may be paid to the director<\/span> or administrator of the program after standard payroll deductions required by law<\/span>. Distribution of such wages shall be made for the following purposes:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To pay an amount to defray the cost of his keep; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To pay travel and other such expenses made necessary by his work release, employment, or participation in a residential community program or a community-based program; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To provide support and maintenance for his dependents or to make payments to the local department<\/span> of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services, as appropriate, on behalf of dependents who are receiving public assistance as defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To pay any fines, restitution<\/span>, or costs as ordered by the court<\/span>.\n\t\t\tAny balance at the end of his sentence shall be paid to the prisoner upon his release. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICIPATION IN RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM PRIOR TO FINAL RELEASE (\u00a7\n53.1-155.1)\n\nThe Department may give nonviolent prisoners who have not been convicted of a\nviolent crime and who have been sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of at\nleast three years the opportunity to participate in a residential community\nprogram, work release, or a community-based program approved by the Secretary of\nPublic Safety and Homeland Security within six months of such prisoner’s\nprojected or mandatory release date. The Secretary shall prescribe guidelines to\ngovern the residential community programs, work release, or community-based\nprograms.\n\t\tAny wages earned pursuant to this section by a prisoner may be paid to the\ndirector or administrator of the program after standard payroll deductions\nrequired by law. Distribution of such wages shall be made for the following\npurposes:\n\n1. To pay an amount to defray the cost of his keep;\n\n2. To pay travel and other such expenses made necessary by his work release,\nemployment, or participation in a residential community program or a\ncommunity-based program;\n\n3. To provide support and maintenance for his dependents or to make payments to\nthe local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services,\nas appropriate, on behalf of dependents who are receiving public assistance as\ndefined in § 63.2-100; or\n\n4. To pay any fines, restitution, or costs as ordered by the court.\n\t\t\tAny balance at the end of his sentence shall be paid to the prisoner upon his\nrelease.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 850; 2014, cc. 115, 490.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}