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2007 SESSION
070385768Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 53.1-25.2 as follows:
§ 53.1-25.2. Child-friendly visiting rooms in state correctional facilities.
Each state correctional facility shall provide
child-friendly visiting rooms in order to encourage healthy bonds between
incarcerated parents and their children. [ These child-friendly
visiting rooms shall include activities for young children, adequate facilities
with areas for nursing, and The Department shall
promulgate ] regulations that do not penalize inmates
with sanctions, such as termination of a visit, due to normal behavior of
visiting children.