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2007 SESSION

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SENATE BILL NO. 754
Senate Amendments in [ ] -- January 30, 2007
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 53.1-25.2, relating to child-friendly visiting rooms in state correctional facilities.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Senator Miller
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Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
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Be 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.