Prisons
| An Act to authorize the Department of Welfare and Institutions to grant and convey all its right, title and interest in a certain parcel of land with improvements thereon. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-151 of the Code of Virginia, relating to records of jail prisoners, and good time allowance. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-806 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the appointment of committees for convicts under certain circumstances. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-295 of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction of trial of convicts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18, as amended, of Chapter 440 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved March 8, 1890, which provided a new charter for the town of Liberty, extended its limits, and changed the name to Bedford City, the section relating to certain powers of the town council. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-195 of the Code of Virginia, relating to county and city farms and persons who may be confined thereon. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19-269.1, providing for the sequence of confinement of persons convicted of a combination of felony and misdemeanor offenses. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia, by adding a section numbered 58-251.1, relating to eligibility for parole of persons sentenced for combinations of felony and misdemeanor offenses. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 20 as amended, of Chapter 128 of the Acts of Assembly of 1875-76 approved March 15, 1876, which act provides a charter for the town of Franklin, and which section relates to the appointment and jurisdiction of a civil and police justice of the town, so as to change the qualifications for such office. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 58-19.1 to 58-19.4, inclusive, authorizing the use of prison labor for reforestation, soil erosion control, water conservation and construction of public recreational areas; to prescribe the conditions under which such labor may be so employed; and to provide for reimbursement of the State for certain costs in connection therewith. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18, as amended, of Chapter 440 of the Acts of Assembly of 1889-90, approved March 8, 1890, which provided a new charter for the town of Liberty, extended its limits, and changed the name to Bedford City, the section relating to certain powers of the town council. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 68-867, 68-868 and 68-869, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain industrial schools and corrective institutions. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-$12.1, relating to unclaimed personal property of convicts, and to provide for the disposal thereof. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-82 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the establishing of, and constructing buildings for, farms for misdemeanants and felons. |
| An Act to repeal §§ 58-19, 58-27, 58-28, 53-29, 58-80, 58-81, 58-85, 58-86, 58-41, 58-44, 53-46, 58-49, 53-51, 53-52, 58-58, 58-54, 58-56, 58-58, 58-59, 58-88, 53-101, 53-105, 58-106, 53-110, 53-111, 58-112, 53-118, 58-121, 58-128, 58-127, 58-132, 58-148, 58-158, 53-196, and 53-218 of the Code of Virginia, all relating to prisons and other methods of correction. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 19-120 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sureties on recognizances. |
| An Act to amend Chapter 7, Title 58, of the Code of Virginia 1950 by adding §§ 58-206.1, 58-206.2, 58-206.8, 58-206.4, 58-206.5, 58-206.6, 58-206.7, 58-206.8, 58-206.9, 58-206.10 and 58-206.11, relating to the establishment of regional jails or jail farms. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 19-288 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain circumstances under which jailers, sheriffs and city sergeants shall summon or employ certain guards and other peng. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 31, 1956, relating to the appropriation of the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 1957, and the thirtieth day of June, 1958, so as to provide that the sums appropriated in Items 188, 184, 187, 188 and 148 shall be for the maintenance of an efficient system of elementary and secondary schools, respectively; to establish and define an elementary and secondary public school system; to prohibit the expenditure of any of the funds appropriated by such items in support of any system of public schools which is not efficient; and to provide for and prescribe the conditions under which such funds may be expended for educational purposes in furtherance of education of Virginia students in elementary and secondary nonsectarian private schools. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 19-50 and 19-285 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to confinement of prisoners being taken through the State and providing medical attendance, medicines and clothing for prisoners. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-251 of the Code of Virginia, relating to eligibility for parole. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 58-109.1 of the Code of Virginia, which was enacted as § 53-109, as amended, of the Code of Virginia re- relating to State convict road force and payments for services. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 60-68, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, to preclude certain benefit wages from the wages deemed to have been paid by an employer. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-295, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction for the trial of convicts. |
| AN ACT to amend and reenact § 53-122 of the Code of Virginia, providing for the use of employees of the Department of Highways as guards of convicts in certain instances. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 1 of Chapter 716 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, approved March 81, 1956, relating to the appropriation of the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 1957, and the thirtieth day of June, 1958, so as to provide that the sums appropriated in Items 188, 184, 187, 188 and 148 shall be for the maintenance of an efficient system of elementary and secondary schools, respectively; to establish and define an elementary and secondary public school system; to prohibit the expenditure of any of the funds appropriated by such items in support of any system of public schools which is not efficient; and to provide for and prescribe the conditions under which such funds may be expended for educational purposes in furtherance of education of Virginia students in elementary and secondary nonsectarian private schools. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-198.1, providing for the jurisdiction of courts as to offenses committed by jail farm prisoners. |
| An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to crimes and offenses generally; to that end to repeal Title 18 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 11 and §§ 18-1 to 18-366, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to crimes and offenses generally; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 18.1, which title includes eight new chapters numbered 1 to 8, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 18.1-1 to 18.1-429, both inclusive, relating to crimes and offenses generally; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act. |
| An Act to repeal § 58-276 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the suspension of certain jail sentences. |
| An Act to revise, rearrange, amend and recodify the general laws of Virginia relating to criminal procedure; to that end to repeal Title 19 of the Code of Virginia, which title includes Chapters 1 to 13 and §§ 19-1 to 19-342, inclusive, of the Code of Virginia, as amended, which title relates to criminal procedure; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding thereto in lieu of the foregoing title, chapters and sections of the Code repealed by this act a new title numbered 19.1, which title includes fifteen new chapters numbered 1 to 15, both inclusive, and new sections numbered §§ 19.1-1 to 19.1-878, both inclusive, relating to criminal procedure; to prescribe when such revision and recodification shall become effective; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-142 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the commitment of prisoners to jatls of other counties or cities for safekeeping. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-188 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the control, management and supervision of jail farms of counties and cities. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-108 of the Code of Virginia to eliminate the provision for the payment of allowances for work on the public roads by certain persons convicted of misdemeanors. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-298 of the Code of Virginia, to prescribe penalties for offenses committed by convicts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-109.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to State convict road force and use of certain high-way funds in connection therewith. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 1961, and the thirtieth day of June, 1962. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-122.1, relating to the use of prisoners in the performance of work for counties, towns and cities. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-57.1, relating to the authority of the Director of the Department of Welfare and Institutions to permit convicts to assist in medical research programs. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-89 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the offense of entering dwelling houses with the intent to commit larceny. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-288 of the Code of Virginia, relating to punishment of prisoners escaping from jail. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 68-28, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to requirements of visitation by the State Board to certain institutions. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 60-68, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to an individual’s “benefit wages” under the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-299.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the fee of an attorney appointed to defend a convict. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-293, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to penalties prescribed for offenses committed by convicts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-135.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to eligibility for parole of certain jail inmates, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-185.2, relating to certain other jail inmates. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 18.1-269 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, to exclude officers and guards of the penitentiary or other institutions or camps of the State corrections system from the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-87 of the Code of Virginia, relating to termination of penal sentences, the final days of which fall on certain |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.1-227 through 19.1-231, 19.1-284 and 19.1-289 of the Code of Virginia, relating to persons charged with crime who are, or are suspected of being, insane or feeble-minded; and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 19.1-280.1, to provide for a commission to inquire into the mental condition of such persons under certain conditions. |
| An Act for the relief of Owen O. Saunders |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-219 of the Code of Virginia, relating to allowances to prisoners upon release from prison. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-208 of the Code of Virginia, relating to credit for time in confinement prior to sentence. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-4, of the Code of Virginia, relating to employment, and removal of agents and employees, and the training of local employees engaged in the administration of the penal system. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-38 of the Code of Virginia, relating to outside employment of convicts. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 53-23.1 relating to confiscation of prohibited articles found in any penal institution. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 53-100.1, changing the name of the State Convict Road Force to the Bureau of Correctional Field Units. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a new section numbered 58-218.1 relating to credits allowed prisoners for educational training. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-37, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the release of prisoners. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-206.9, 53-206.10 and 58-206.11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to expenses of regional jails and jail farms; transportation of prisoners thereto; contributions thereto by the State. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54-88.9 and 54-88.19 as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board of Barber Examiners; applications thereto for examinations; and fees payable thereto. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-222 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bonus for prisoners. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-147 of the Code of Virginia, relating to consolidated jails and jail farms. |
| An Act for the relief of Emory Lee Shiffett. |
| An ACT authorizing the appropriation of twenty thousand dollars for the use of the Penitentiary |
| An ACT to amend the 16th and 18th sections of chapter 14, and the 51st section of chapter 213 of the Code of 1860, so as to increase the Compensation of the Assistants, Clerk and Interior Guard of the Penitentiary. |
| An ACT requiring the Superintendent of the Penitentiary to keep a Record of Conduct of Prisoners. |
| An ACT authorizing the Governor to hire out able-bodied Male Convicts in the Penitentiary, to Work in Coal-pits. |
| An ACT amending and re-enacting the 12th section of chapter 191 of the Code of 1860. |
| An ACT appropriating the Public Revenue for the fiscal year 1865-6 |
| An ACT amending section 55, chapter TS4 of the Code. concerning Officers’ Fees for taking care of Criminals, |
| An ACT to authorize the Governor of the Commonwealth to purchase Arms, Accoutrements and Ammunition for the use of the Public Guard at the Penitentiary. |
| An Act to appropriate the public revenue for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 1967, and the thirtieth day of June, 1968. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 20-63, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to support payments by counties, cities or the State to families of prisoners sentenced to serve on the State convict road force |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8-800 and 8-300.1 of the Code of Virginia, concerning convicts, jail prisoners and others as witnesses in criminal and civil proceedings. |
| An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58-9 and 58-291 of the Code of Virginia, relating, respectively, to the definition of “penal institution” and to certain offenses committed by convicts deemed: felonies, providing punishment therefor; and to repeal § 58-298 of the Code of Virginia relating to punishment of crimes of convicts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-296 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional confinement for certain convicts sentenced to like punishment. |
| An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-99.1 to designate the Southampton Penitentiary Farm at Capron as “Southampton Correctional Farm at Capron”. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 53-295, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction for the trial of convicts. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 20-68, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to support payments by county, city or State to families of certain prisoners. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 19.1-296 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation to the penitentiary of persons sentenced to the penitentiary and other related matters. |
| An Act to amend and reenact § 58-104 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for physical examinations of prisoners transferred from jail to road force. |
| An Act for the relief of James E. Rodwell |
| An ACT to incorporate the Prison Association of Virginia. |
| An ACT to authorize the use of convict labor on the grounds of the State Agricultural Society. |
| An ACT to furnish convict labor to work on the public roads of Wythe county. |
| An ACT to provide for the use of convict labor on the public grounds of Richmond city |
| An ACT authorizing the Board of Public Works to adjust the claims of the James River and Kanawha Company, and appropriating the proceeds, and providing for the safe-keeping of certain deposits, and authorizing the said James River and Kanawha Company to sell and convey its works and franchises to the Richmond and Alleghany Railroad Company. |
| An ACT to provide for the continued use of convict labor by the James River and Kanawha Company. |
| An ACT instructing the Governor to hire out the convicts at the Granite Company’s works to Messrs. Mason, Shannahan and Hoge, for the sum of thirty-five cents per day in addition to their maintenance. |
| An Act authorizing the payment of eighty-three dollars and twenty-five cents to James A. Lipscomb, of Manchester. |
| An ACT to provide convict labor for the Virginia and Statesville Air-Line Narrow-Gauge Railroad. |
| An ACT to provide convict labor for the Wilson Creek and South Fork Turnpike Road, between the Mouth of Wilson in Grayson county and Marion in the county of Smyth |
| An Act to Amend and Re-Enact an Act Entitled An Act to Incorporate the Richmond and Mecklenburg Railroad Company, Approved March 25, 1875. |
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