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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 482; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1990, chapter 701; in 2001, chapter 483<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":367802,"section_number":"53.1-65","catch_line":"Consideration of report developed at diagnostic facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-65\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":351646,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"},{"id":351655,"section_number":"19.2-316","catch_line":"Evaluation and report prior to determining punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-316\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1465221,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367801,"identifier":"53.1-64","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-64","url":"\/53.1-64\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-64\/","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-64","dublin_core":{"Title":"Programs and facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-64","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall establish and maintain within each facility programs for counseling and education, including career and technical education; buildings sufficient to ensure the secure confinement of persons admitted to the facility; and programs in at least one such facility for the study, testing and diagnosis of the following persons:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Persons committed to the Department<\/span> for diagnosis and evaluation under the provisions of § 19.2-316<\/a> for a determination as to the likelihood of their benefitting from the program of such facility; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Persons confined in the state corrections system under the indeterminate period of commitment authorized by Article 2 (§ 19.2-311<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2, to evaluate their progress periodically and to determine their readiness for release. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROGRAMS AND FACILITIES (\u00a7 53.1-64)\n\nThe Department shall establish and maintain within each facility programs for\ncounseling and education, including career and technical education; buildings\nsufficient to ensure the secure confinement of persons admitted to the facility;\nand programs in at least one such facility for the study, testing and diagnosis\nof the following persons:\n\n1. Persons committed to the Department for diagnosis and evaluation under the\nprovisions of § 19.2-316 for a determination as to the likelihood of their\nbenefitting from the program of such facility; and\n\n2. Persons confined in the state corrections system under the indeterminate\nperiod of commitment authorized by Article 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of\nChapter 18 of Title 19.2, to evaluate their progress periodically and to\ndetermine their readiness for release.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-128.2; 1966, c. 482; 1982, c. 636; 1990, c. 701; 2001,\nc. 483.","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"}}