                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES (§ 53.1-64)

The Department shall establish and maintain within each facility programs for
counseling and education, including career and technical education; buildings
sufficient to ensure the secure confinement of persons admitted to the facility;
and programs in at least one such facility for the study, testing and diagnosis
of the following persons:

1. Persons committed to the Department for diagnosis and evaluation under the
provisions of &#xA7; 19.2-316 for a determination as to the likelihood of their
benefitting from the program of such facility; and

2. Persons confined in the state corrections system under the indeterminate
period of commitment authorized by Article 2 (&#xA7; 19.2-311 et seq.) of
Chapter 18 of Title 19.2, to evaluate their progress periodically and to
determine their readiness for release.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-128.2; 1966, c. 482; 1982, c. 636; 1990, c. 701; 2001,
c. 483.