2.2-221.1 - Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services. - Virginia Statutes

§ 2.2-221.1. Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition andreentry services.

The Secretary of Public Safety shall establish an integrated system forcoordinating the planning and provision of offender transitional and reentryservices among and between state, local, and nonprofit agencies in order toprepare inmates for successful transition into their communities upon releasefrom incarceration and for improving opportunities for treatment, employment,and housing while on subsequent probation, parole, or post-releasesupervision.

It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds used for the purposes ofthis section be leveraged to the fullest extent possible and that directtransitional and reentry employment and housing assistance for offenders beprovided in the most cost effective means possible, including throughagreements with local nonprofit pre- and post-release service organizations.

(2005, c. 153.)