There shall be a State Board of Local and Regional Jails, which shall consist of nine residents of the Commonwealth appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. In making appointments the Governor shall endeavor to select appointees of such qualifications and experience that the membership of the Board shall include […]
No director, officer or employee of an institution subject to the provisions of this title shall be appointed a member of the Board. Code 1950, § 53-19.32; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636.
The Board shall meet at least six times each calendar year and at other times as it deems appropriate. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall select a chairman and secretary from its membership. The main office of the Board shall be in Richmond. Code 1950, §§ 53-19.25, 53-19.29, 53-19.30, […]
The Board shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To develop and establish operational and fiscal standards governing the operation of local, regional, and community correctional facilities; 2. To advise the Governor and Director on matters relating to corrections; 3. To make, adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to […]
Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 759, cl. 2.
A. The Board shall direct the sheriffs of all local jails and the jail superintendents of all regional jails to provide to it, no later than May 1 of any year in which the decennial census is taken, information regarding each person incarcerated in a local or regional jail on April 1 of that year. […]
The Board, in the exercise and performance of its functions, duties, and powers under the provisions of this title, is authorized to hold and conduct hearings, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of records, memoranda, papers, and other documents, administer oaths, and take testimony thereunder. When a review is ordered by […]
The Board may appoint and employ an executive director and such other persons as it deems necessary to assist it in carrying out its duties. The Board may determine the duties of such staff and fix their salaries or compensation within the amounts appropriate therefor. The duties of the executive director shall include management of […]
Repealed by Acts 2011, c. 375, cl. 2.
