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SJ 327 Prisoner Reentry to Society, Joint Subcommittee Studying Program for; continued.

Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Study; Continuing the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Commonwealth's Program for Prisoner Reentry to Society . Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Commonwealth's Program for Prisoner Reentry to Society. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) process its proposals for discussion to offer appropriate recommendations therefrom; (ii) monitor the work of the Virginia Prisoner Reentry Policy Academy and its pilot programs; (iii) receive the report and recommendations of the Academy regarding the results of the pilot programs; and (iv) synthesize the joint subcommittee's proposals and the Academy's recommendations and recommend such feasible and appropriate alternatives that may reasonably facilitate the successful reintegration of prisoners in their communities. In addition, the joint subcommittee shall (i) evaluate the existing education program for prisoners in Virginia; (ii) identify program needs; (iii) review prisoner education programs in other states; (iv) consider financial aid alternatives to assist inmates in accessing college; (v) examine the relationship between poor educational opportunities, delinquency, unidentified learning disabilities and crime; and (vi) determine the number of inmates with learning disabilities and the average reading level of inmates.  The joint subcommittee is limited to four meetings during the 2007 Interim. This resolution incorporates SJR 363 (Quayle) and is identical to HJR 652 (Welch). 


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