CHAPTER 681
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 tonal jails or jail farms.
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Approved March 31, 1956

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

_That Chapter 7, Title 58, the Code of Virginia 1950, be amended by
adding the following sections: 53-206.1, 53-206.2, 53-206.3, 53-206.4,
58-206.5, 58-206.6, 58-206.7, 58-206.8, 58-206.9, 58-206.10 and 53-206.11.

§ 53-206.1. County and City Regional Jail or Jail Farm; Persons
who may be confined.

The governing bodies of any two or more counties or any two or more
cities in this State or the governing bodies of any one or more counties
and one or more cities in this State may establish, maintain and operate
a regional jail or jail farm where any person convicted of a misdemeanor
or a violation of a county or city ordinance and sentenced to confinement
in the jail or jail farm of such county or city or sentenced to the State
convict road force or sentenced to be confined in jail or jail farm or held
in the State convict road force for failure to pay any fine or cost or execute
any bond as provided by law may be confined and required to do work as
may be assigned him during the time of sentence aforesaid, under such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed of the jail or jail farm board
appointed to manage such farm.

53-206.2. When juveniles may be committed.

enever a juvenile may be committed under §§ 16-172.1 to 16-172.84
and whenever the regional jail or jail farm to which the juvenile is sought
to be committed as herein provided, has provided separate quarters for
the housing and detention of juveniles and when such jail or jail farm
shall make provision for working and at all times keeping separate and
distinct juveniles from adult prisoners the several courts and trial justices
of the State, in addition to the powers given them in §§ 16-172.1 to
16-172.84, with the consent of the proper authority of the jail or jail farm,
may in their discretion commit the juvenile to any such jail or jail farm
for an indeterminate period, not to exceed one year, to be there dealt with
in such manner and required to do such work as will promote the best
interest of the juvenile and the Commonwealth.

§ 53-206.3. Members of jail or jail farm board.

Each such regional jail or jail farm shall be controlled by a board
to consist of at least one representative from each county and/or city
participating therein, who shall be appointed by such county and/or city.
Such representatives shall be entitled to necessary expenses incurred in
attending meetings of the Board and in addition each shall receive an
allowance of $5.00 per day for each day that he shall be in attendance on
the Board. Such allowance, however, not to exceed in any one year the
sum of $60.00, to be paid by the county and/or city respectively. The
accounts for such expenses and allowances shall be made out and verified
by affidavits of the representatives and attested by the secretary of the
§ 58-206.4. Organization and duties of Board; proportionate pay-
ments and ownership of counties and/or cities. .

The regional jail or jail farm Board shall, as soon as possible after
appointment, assemble at some time and place, organize by the election of
a chairman and secretary and may proceed with the purchase of land of
suitable size to be located in some convenient place and to provide all neces-
sary stock, tools, machinery and structures for the proper confinement and
care of prisoners, with the approval of and within the appropriation, of
the respective governing bodies of those counties and cities participating
in such regional jail or jail farm. All such property shall be held jointly
by such counties and cities. The several counties and/or cities establishing
such regional jail or jail farm hereinabove provided for shall pay their
pro rata cost for such Jand, equipment and structures. The jail or jail farm
shall be under the supervision, contro] and management of the said Board
who shall be responsible to the various counties and cities participating
therein for the proper management and operation thereof. The Board
shall submit annually to the various participating counties and/or cities
a report showing its activities; a budget; which shall include all revenues
oe expenditures, employee compensation schedules, and other similar

ata.

§ 53-206.5. Appointing of superintendent and guards. .

The Board shall appoint a superintendent of such jail or jail farm
and necessary guards thereof who shall serve as such for such length of
time as such Board may designate or until their removal or until others
are appointed in their place.

§ 53-206.6. Authority of superintendent and guards.

The superintendent shall have and exercise the same control and
authority over the prisoners committed or transferred to such jail or jail
farm as the jailers of this State have by law over the prisoners committed
or transferred to their jails. During the term of their appointment the
superintendent and guards shall within the limits of such jail or jail farm
and within one mile thereof, whether such jail or jail farm is situated
within or beyond the limits of such county and/or city establishing and
maintaining the same, and in conveying prisoners to and from such jail
or jail farm have and they are hereby invested with all the powers and
authority which pertain to the office of constable at common law except
they shall not have authority to execute civil process.

§ 53-206.7. Oath and bond of superintendent and guards.

Before entering upon the duties of their office the superintendent and
guards shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by § 49-1 and they
shall also, if required by the Board, give bond in such penalty and with
such security as such Board may prescribe, conditioned faithfully to dis-
charge the duties of their office.

§ 53-206.8. Work of prisoners.

All prisoners convicted and sentenced or transferred to such jail or
jail farm shall be required to work on such jail or jail farm or on any
other property as the Board may direct unless for good cause shown the
Court, Judge or Trial Justice so sentencing and committing such prisoners
shall otherwise order. All prisoners so convicted and sentenced or trans-
ferred to such jail or jail farm may thereafter be sent to and be required
to work on the State convict road force in the manner provided by law in
case of prisoners confined in the jails of this State.

§ 53-206.9. Jail or Jail Farm Expenses.

All expenses of operating and maintaining such jail or jail farm, sup-
porting the prisoners working thereon, including board, clothing and
medical attention, shall be borne by the participating counties and/or
cities. Such participation shall be based on the percentage of the total
cost for such operation that the number of prisoner davs bears to the
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total number of prisoner days confined therein, plus their proportionate
part of the fixed cost for such maintenance and operation.

§ 53-206.10. Transportation of prisoners to jail or jail farm.

Each county and/or city participating in such jail or jail farm shall
bear the total cost of transporting its prisoners to and from the said jail
or jail farm.

§ 53-206.11. Contracts for use of regional jail or jail farm by State.

(a) The State Board is authorized to enter into contracts for the care
and custody of prisoners convicted and sentenced to confinement in jail
for violations of the laws of the Commonwealth with any regional jail or
jail farm, provided the buildings, equipment, maintenance and operation
ar such jail or jail farm conforms to standards fixed by the said State

oard.

(b) Each such contract shall specify the responsibility of the authori-
ties of the said jail or jail farm for the care and custody of such prisoners
and shall prescribe the compensation therefor to be paid to such jail or
jail farm. Such compensation shall be based on the cost of providing for
the care and custody of such prisoners at the said jail or jail farm, includ-
ing therein the reasonable cost of guarding and providing necessary hous-
ing, maintenance, food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for such
prisoners and administrative expense.