53.1-63 - Department to establish facilities for persons committed under Article 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2. - Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-63. Department to establish facilities for persons committed underArticle 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2.

A. The Department shall establish, staff and maintain, at any statecorrectional facility designated by the Board, programs and housing for therehabilitation, training and confinement of persons committed to theDepartment under the provisions of Article 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter18 of Title 19.2. Persons admitted to these facilities shall be determined bythe Department to have the potential for rehabilitation through confinementand treatment therein.

B. Elements of the program shall include but not be limited to (i) an initialperiod of military style drill, (ii) cognitive behavioral restructuringdesigned to teach responsibility and accountability through anger management,life skills development, substance abuse education, parenting skillsdevelopment and peer tutoring, (iii) developmental counseling as needed, (iv)academic education, career and technical education, and apprenticeships, and(v) transitional release, reentry services, aftercare and intensive parolesupervision.

(Code 1950, § 53-128.1; 1966, c. 482; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636; 1990,c. 701; 2000, cc. 668, 690; 2001, c. 483.)