Board to promulgate regulations
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-71.5
in effectThe Board shall make, adopt, and promulgate regulations governing the following aspects of private management and operation of regional jail facilities approved by the General Assembly pursuant to § 53.1-71.4 :
1. Minimum standards for the construction, equipment, administration, and operation of the facilities; however, the standards shall be at least as stringent as those established for local correctional facilities;
2. Contingency plans for operation of a contractor-operated facility in the event of a termination of the contract;
3. Use of deadly and nondeadly force by regional jail facility contractors' security personnel;
4. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by an appropriate state or local governmental entity or entities;
5. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and
6. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
1994, c. 715 ; 2025, c. 337 .
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