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2005 SESSION

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HB 2890 Corrections, Board of; membership.

Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Corrections; membership; powers.  Increases the membership of the State Board of Corrections from nine to 12 members and requires the appointees to include three community leaders, three elected officials, three members of the medical profession, and three citizens with an immediate family member incarcerated within the Commonwealth of Virginia. The bill also requires the Board to report to the Governor on a quarterly basis and to the General Assembly at least once per year during the month of November. Finally, the bill allows the Board to enter and inspect Department of Corrections' facilities at any time.


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