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Persons admitted to these facilities shall be determined by the Department to have the potential for rehabilitation through confinement and treatment therein.B\n\nElements of the program shall include but not be limited to (i) an initial period of military style drill, (ii) cognitive behavioral restructuring designed to teach responsibility and accountability through anger management, life skills development, substance abuse education, parenting skills development and peer tutoring, (iii) developmental counseling as needed, (iv) academic education, career and technical education, and apprenticeships, and (v) transitional release, reentry services, aftercare and intensive parole supervision.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":243090,"text":"The Department shall establish, staff and maintain, at any state correctional facility designated by the Director, programs and housing for the rehabilitation, training and confinement of persons committed to the Department under the provisions of Article 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 482; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1990, chapter 701; in 2000, chapters 668<\/a> and 690<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61790,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"},{"id":85020,"section_number":"19.2-313","catch_line":"Eligibility for release","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-313\/"},{"id":60694,"section_number":"19.2-315","catch_line":"Compliance with terms and conditions of parole; time on parole not counted as part of commitment period","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-315\/"},{"id":67161,"section_number":"19.2-316","catch_line":"Evaluation and report prior to determining punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-316\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61790,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67081,"identifier":"53.1-63","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-63","url":"\/53.1-63\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-63\/","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-63","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to establish facilities for persons committed under Article 2 (\u00a7 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-63","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall establish, staff and maintain, at any state correctional facility<\/span> designated by the Director<\/span>, programs and housing for the rehabilitation, training and confinement of persons committed to the Department<\/span> under the provisions of Article 2 (§ 19.2-311<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2. Persons admitted to these facilities shall be determined by the Department<\/span> to have the potential for rehabilitation through confinement and treatment therein. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Elements of the program shall include but not be limited to (i) an initial period of military style drill, (ii) cognitive behavioral restructuring designed to teach responsibility and accountability through anger management, life skills development, substance abuse education, parenting skills development and peer tutoring, (iii) developmental counseling as needed, (iv) academic education, career and technical education, and apprenticeships, and (v) transitional release, reentry services, aftercare and intensive parole<\/span> supervision. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH FACILITIES FOR PERSONS COMMITTED UNDER ARTICLE 2 (\u00a7\n19.2-311 ET SEQ.) OF CHAPTER 18 OF TITLE 19.2 (\u00a7 53.1-63)\n\nA. The Department shall establish, staff and maintain, at any state correctional\nfacility designated by the Director, programs and housing for the\nrehabilitation, training and confinement of persons committed to the Department\nunder the provisions of Article 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of\nTitle 19.2. Persons admitted to these facilities shall be determined by the\nDepartment to have the potential for rehabilitation through confinement and\ntreatment therein.\n\nB. Elements of the program shall include but not be limited to (i) an initial\nperiod of military style drill, (ii) cognitive behavioral restructuring designed\nto teach responsibility and accountability through anger management, life skills\ndevelopment, substance abuse education, parenting skills development and peer\ntutoring, (iii) developmental counseling as needed, (iv) academic education,\ncareer and technical education, and apprenticeships, and (v) transitional\nrelease, reentry services, aftercare and intensive parole supervision.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-128.1; 1966, c. 482; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636;\n1990, c. 701; 2000, cc. 668, 690; 2001, c. 483; 2020, c. 759.","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}}