Regional Jails and Jail Farms

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Regional Jails and Jail Farms.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Local Correctional Facilities”, which is part of Title 53.1 “Prisons and Other Methods of Correction”. It contains 17 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 17 sections.

§ 53.1-105	County and city regional jail or jail farm; persons who may be confined; release and transfer of prisoners
§ 53.1-106	Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs
§ 53.1-106.1	Location of jail facilities
§ 53.1-107	Organization of board; annual report
§ 53.1-108	Expenses and allowance
§ 53.1-109	Authority of jail superintendent and jail officers; fees charged to prisoner
§ 53.1-109.01	Authority for regional jail officers to carry weapons
§ 53.1-109.1	Handling of funds for regional jail or jail farm; county or city treasurer or director of finance as fiscal agent
§ 53.1-109.2	Regional jail superintendents not to be interested in private corrections enterprises
§ 53.1-110	Oath and bond of superintendent and jail officers
§ 53.1-111	Work of prisoners
§ 53.1-112	Jail or jail farm expenses
§ 53.1-113	Transportation of prisoners to jail or jail farm
§ 53.1-114	Reimbursement of costs
§ 53.1-115	Payment of salaries of superintendents and medical and treatment personnel
§ 53.1-115.1	Superintendents of regional jails and regional jail-farms to make daily reports to Compensation Board
§ 53.1-115.2	Establishment of stores in regional jails and regional jail farms