Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6877053.1-205Jurisdiction for trial of prisoners; nature of proceedings2025Prisons and Other Methods of CorrectionCrimes and Criminal Proceedings Involving PrisonersCrimes by Prisoners

Subject to the provisions of §§ 53.1-203 and 53.1-204, the jurisdiction, proceedings, trial and judgment in a criminal proceeding against a person confined in a state correctional facility shall be as is provided for in other cases of criminal prosecution.

Code 1950, §§ 53-295, 53-300; 1966, c. 430; 1970, c. 593; 1973, c. 59; 1982, c. 636.