{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-265","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-265","heading":"Powers and duties not delegable to contractor","body":"No contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility of the Director to a prison contractor for any of the following:1. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release and parole eligibility dates;2. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating and awarding sentence credits;3. Approving inmates for furlough and work release;4. Approving the type of work inmates may perform and the wages or sentence credits that may be given the inmates engaging in such work;5. Granting, denying, or revoking sentence credits;6. Classifying inmates or placing inmates in less restrictive custody or more restrictive custody;7. Transferring an inmate; however, the contractor may make written recommendations regarding the transfer of an inmate or inmates;8. Formulating rules of inmate behavior, violations of which may subject inmates to sanctions; however, the contractor may propose such rules to the Director for his review and adoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law or regulation;9. Disciplining inmates in any manner that requires a discretionary application of rules of inmate behavior or a discretionary imposition of a sanction for violations of such rules; and10. Operating a prison facility, including management, custody of inmates, or provision of security; however, the contractor may operate a prison facility, including management, custody of inmates, or provision of security, upon approval by the General Assembly. 1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 1995, c. 694; 2025, c. 337.","path":["Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","Chapter 15. Corrections Private Services Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-265/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"bc6dc0f5cfbad06d4e887ffd77cb91d1e0b0340d7360e8d68b7a57eb468f2302","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-264","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-266"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}