Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-27 — Establishment of stores in state correctional facilities
Virginia § 53.1-27
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 53.1PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION
Ch. 2STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Art. 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-27 (2026).
Text
The Director is hereby authorized to provide for the establishment and operation of stores or commissaries in state correctional facilities to deal in such articles as he deems proper. The profits from the operation of such stores shall be used for educational, recreational, pre-release and post-release reentry and transition services, or other purposes beneficial to the inmate population as may be prescribed by the Director.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 53-19.9; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636; 1996, cc. 28, 230; 2004, c. 417.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.1-1
Definitions§ 53.1-1.2
Visitation policies§ 53.1-10
Powers and duties of Director§ 53.1-101
Work by prisoners§ 53.1-102
Sending prisoners to other farms§ 53.1-103
Farm expenses§ 53.1-106
Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs§ 53.1-106.1
Location of jail facilities§ 53.1-107
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 53.1-27, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1/53.1-27.