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The Department of Corrections’ restrictive housing shall, at a minimum, adhere to the standards adopted by the American Correctional Association, the accrediting body for the corrections industry.\n\t\t\t“Shared Allied Management Unit” or “SAM Unit” means a general population environment used to promote safety within institutions by avoiding the use of restrictive housing to manage vulnerable populations that typically require a high level of services from security, mental health, or medical staff.\n\t\t\t“Vulnerable population” means offenders who are at a greater risk of victimization or being bullied in the general population due to characteristics such as cognitive challenge, age (seniors and youthful), small stature, or timid personalities.B\n\nThe Department shall report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before October 1 of each year the following information for the Department, in the aggregate for the previous fiscal year:1\n\nThe average daily population;2\n\nThe number of offenders who were placed in and the number of offenders who were released from restrictive housing;3\n\nThe age, sex, race, ethnicity, mental health code, medical class code, security level, and custody level classification of each offender housed in restrictive housing or a SAM Unit;4\n\nThe disciplinary offense history preceding placement in restrictive housing or a SAM Unit;5\n\nThe number of days each offender spent in restrictive housing;6\n\nThe number of offenders released from restrictive housing directly into the community;7\n\nThe number of full-time mental health staff; and8\n\nAny changes made during the reporting period to written policies or procedures of the Department and each state correctional facility relating to the use and conditions of restrictive housing and SAM Units.C\n\nThe Department shall submit the annual report to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the Clerks of the House of Delegates and the Senate as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports, and the annual report shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 453<\/a> and 516<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69112,"section_number":"53.1-40.11","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.11\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238011,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64457,"identifier":"53.1-39.1","token":"53.1\/2\/2\/53.1-39.1","url":"\/53.1-39.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-39.1\/","token":"53.1\/2\/2\/53.1-39.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Restrictive housing; data collection and reporting; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-39.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Offender<\/span>” means an adult or juvenile who is confined in a state correctional facility<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Restrictive housing<\/span>” means special-purpose bed assignments operated under maximum security regulations and procedures, and utilized under proper administrative process, for the personal protection or custodial management of offenders<\/span>. The Department<\/span> of Corrections’ restrictive housing<\/span> shall, at a minimum, adhere to the standards adopted by the American Correctional Association, the accrediting body for the corrections industry.\n\t\t\t“Shared Allied Management Unit<\/span>” or “SAM Unit<\/span>” means a general population environment used to promote safety within institutions by avoiding the use of restrictive housing<\/span> to manage vulnerable populations<\/span> that typically require a high level of services from security, mental health, or medical staff.\n\t\t\t“Vulnerable population<\/span>” means offenders<\/span> who are at a greater risk of victimization or being bullied in the general population due to characteristics such as cognitive challenge, age (seniors and youthful), small stature, or timid personalities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before October 1 of each year the following information for the Department<\/span>, in the aggregate for the previous fiscal year: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The average daily population; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The number of offenders<\/span> who were placed in and the number of offenders<\/span> who were released from restrictive housing<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The age, sex, race, ethnicity, mental health code, medical class code, security level, and custody<\/span> level classification of each offender<\/span> housed in restrictive housing<\/span> or a SAM Unit<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The disciplinary offense<\/span> history preceding placement in restrictive housing<\/span> or a SAM Unit<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The number of days each offender<\/span> spent in restrictive housing<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The number of offenders<\/span> released from restrictive housing<\/span> directly into the community; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The number of full-time mental health staff; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Any changes made during the reporting period to written policies or procedures of the Department<\/span> and each state correctional facility<\/span> relating to the use and conditions of restrictive housing<\/span> and SAM Units<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall submit the annual report to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the Clerks of the House of Delegates and the Senate as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports, and the annual report shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. The Department<\/span> shall publish the report on the Department<\/span>’s website following its submission to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the Clerks of the House of Delegates and the Senate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESTRICTIVE HOUSING; DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING; REPORT (\u00a7 53.1-39.1)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Offender” means an adult or juvenile who is confined in a state\ncorrectional facility.\n\t\t\t“Restrictive housing” means special-purpose bed assignments\noperated under maximum security regulations and procedures, and utilized under\nproper administrative process, for the personal protection or custodial\nmanagement of offenders. The Department of Corrections’ restrictive\nhousing shall, at a minimum, adhere to the standards adopted by the American\nCorrectional Association, the accrediting body for the corrections industry.\n\t\t\t“Shared Allied Management Unit” or “SAM Unit” means a\ngeneral population environment used to promote safety within institutions by\navoiding the use of restrictive housing to manage vulnerable populations that\ntypically require a high level of services from security, mental health, or\nmedical staff.\n\t\t\t“Vulnerable population” means offenders who are at a greater risk\nof victimization or being bullied in the general population due to\ncharacteristics such as cognitive challenge, age (seniors and youthful), small\nstature, or timid personalities.\n\nB. The Department shall report to the General Assembly and the Governor on or\nbefore October 1 of each year the following information for the Department, in\nthe aggregate for the previous fiscal year:\n\n 1. The average daily population;\n\n 2. The number of offenders who were placed in and the number of offenders who\n were released from restrictive housing;\n\n 3. The age, sex, race, ethnicity, mental health code, medical class code,\n security level, and custody level classification of each offender housed in\n restrictive housing or a SAM Unit;\n\n 4. The disciplinary offense history preceding placement in restrictive housing\n or a SAM Unit;\n\n 5. The number of days each offender spent in restrictive housing;\n\n 6. The number of offenders released from restrictive housing directly into the\n community;\n\n 7. The number of full-time mental health staff; and\n\n 8. Any changes made during the reporting period to written policies or\n procedures of the Department and each state correctional facility relating to\n the use and conditions of restrictive housing and SAM Units.\n\nC. The Department shall submit the annual report to the Governor, the Chairmen\nof the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on\nRehabilitation and Social Services, and the Clerks of the House of Delegates and\nthe Senate as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative\nAutomated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports, and\nthe annual report shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. The\nDepartment shall publish the report on the Department’s website following\nits submission to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public\nSafety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and the\nClerks of the House of Delegates and the Senate.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 453, 516.","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}}