Bill Text: VA SB581 | 2022 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Correctional facilities, local and regional; fees charged to inmates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359) [SB581 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-SB581-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 581 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations on February 8, 2022) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Morrissey) A BILL to direct the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to make recommendations regarding certain fees in local and regional correctional facilities.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) shall convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in local or regional correctional facilities to defray the costs of an inmate's keep, work release, or participation in educational or rehabilitative programs; to use telephone services; to purchase items or services from stores or commissaries; to utilize electronic visitation systems; and otherwise deemed relevant by the Board. The Board shall include all relevant stakeholders on the work group and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2022.