{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-64","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-64","heading":"Programs and facilities","body":"The Department 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:1. Persons committed to the Department for diagnosis and evaluation under the provisions of § 19.2-316 for a determination as to the likelihood of their benefitting from the program of such facility; and2. Persons confined in the state corrections system under the indeterminate period of commitment authorized by Article 2 (§ 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2, to evaluate their progress periodically and to determine their readiness for release.Code 1950, § 53-128.2; 1966, c. 482; 1982, c. 636; 1990, c. 701; 2001, c. 483.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 2. STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","Article 4. STATE FACILITIES FOR YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-64/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"c27037bf3783e76990c86d31bd209dd86cb99dc199903e7fa39d3401bd2bceb4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-63.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}