Virginia SB 840 — Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison.
Virginia, 2027. SB 840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison.
Latest action
October 8, 2026 — Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
Summary
Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates; Red Onion State Prison. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to relevant law but prohibits any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time as the General Assembly reauthorizes such placement by an act of assembly. The bill also requires the Director to allow for any inmate who is (i) a citizen of the Commonwealth and (ii) incarcerated in any state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact to be placed in a Department facility.
A BILL to direct the Director of the Department of Corrections to pause placements at Red Onion State Prison.
Sponsors
- Michael J. Jones — primary sponsor
Bill text
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.
Legislative history
- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2027 27100365D
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