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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 177<\/a> and 402<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1464969,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367733,"identifier":"53.1-32.2","token":"53.1\/2\/2\/53.1-32.2","url":"\/53.1-32.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-32.2\/","token":"53.1\/2\/2\/53.1-32.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reentry planning","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-32.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall develop and implement, in cooperation with and taking into account the individual needs and willingness to participate of the inmate, a comprehensive reentry plan for each person committed to the supervision of the Department<\/span>, as soon as practicable, considering the prisoner’s anticipated release date. Such plan shall identify educational, vocational, therapeutic, and other programs necessary to prepare the person for successful transition from prison to society upon the person’s discharge and shall include mentor pairing to the extent possible. The Department<\/span> shall coordinate any reentry programs provided through the Department<\/span> pursuant to the reentry plan with any other reentry or other relevant programs offered by any public or private organization or entity at the local, state, or federal level, which are also included in the plan.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREENTRY PLANNING (\u00a7 53.1-32.2)\n\nThe Department shall develop and implement, in cooperation with and taking into\naccount the individual needs and willingness to participate of the inmate, a\ncomprehensive reentry plan for each person committed to the supervision of the\nDepartment, as soon as practicable, considering the prisoner’s anticipated\nrelease date. Such plan shall identify educational, vocational, therapeutic, and\nother programs necessary to prepare the person for successful transition from\nprison to society upon the person’s discharge and shall include mentor\npairing to the extent possible. The Department shall coordinate any reentry\nprograms provided through the Department pursuant to the reentry plan with any\nother reentry or other relevant programs offered by any public or private\norganization or entity at the local, state, or federal level, which are also\nincluded in the plan.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 177, 402.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}