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1996 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-27 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-27. Establishment of stores in state correctional facilities.
The Director is hereby authorized to provide for the establishment and
operation of stores or commissaries in state correctional facilities to deal in
such articles as he deems proper. The net profits from the operation of
such stores shall be used within each institution respectively for
educational, recreational, or other beneficial purposes
beneficial to the inmate population as may be prescribed by the
Director.