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2004 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1400
Offered January 23, 2004
A BILL to provide for certain telephone systems within correctional facilities.
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Patrons-- Ebbin and Reid
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Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Each state, local and regional correctional facility in the Commonwealth shall offer debit telephone systems, in addition to any existing collect calling system, which allow telephone calls to be placed to the telephone number or numbers where an incarcerated person's child or children reside. Such telephone systems shall be established with the lowest available rates and no cumulative time limits shall be placed on calls to such numbers.