53.1-19 - Establishment of correctional institutions. - Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-19. Establishment of correctional institutions.

The Director, subject to the approval of the Board and the Governor, shalldetermine the necessity for and select the site of any new state correctionalfacility and any land to be taken or purchased by the Commonwealth for thepurposes of any new or existing state correctional facility. The Directorshall have charge of the construction of any new building at any statecorrectional facility, shall determine the design thereof, and for thispurpose may employ architects and other experts or hold competitions forplans and designs. On or after January 1, 1996, at least ninety days inadvance of the issuance of requests for proposals for construction, noticeshall be given by the Director to the chairman of the board of supervisors ormayor of a county, city or town in which the facility is to be established orexpanded for the purpose of the confinement of inmates. In addition, if thelocal governing body in the jurisdiction where the facility is to be locatedso requests, upon receipt of such request, the Department shall hold a publichearing in that jurisdiction. The Director may, if he finds it practical andeconomical, use persons sentenced to the Department as laborers in theconstruction of such structures.

If land or property is taken or purchased by the Board, title shall be takenin the name of the Commonwealth. The original names of all state correctionalfacilities shall be designated by the Board and approved by the Governor.

(Code 1950, § 53-76.1; 1970, c. 648; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1976, c. 393; 1982, c.636; 1995, c. 846; 1996, c. 234.)