{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-8","heading":"Department of Corrections","body":"There shall be in the executive department a Department of Corrections responsible to the Governor. The Department shall be under the supervision and management of the Director.Code 1950, § 53-19.5; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1982, c. 636; 2020, c. 759.","path":["Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","Chapter 1. Administration Generally","Article 3. Department of Corrections and Director of Corrections"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"cbe8785b0af07fc1861e78c89a4219ae841cb0b61417999bbb10e9f8fd9724d0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-7","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}