Virginia § 2.2-221.1 - Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 2.2-221.1 — Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2.2-221.1. Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services
The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and provision of offender transitional and reentry services among and between state, local, and nonprofit agencies in order to prepare inmates for successful transition into their communities upon release from incarceration and for improving opportunities for treatment, employment, and housing while on subsequent probation, parole, or post-release supervision.
It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds used for the purposes of this section be leveraged to the fullest extent possible and that direct transitional and reentry employment and housing assistance for offenders be provided in the most cost effective means possible, including through agreements with local nonprofit pre- and post-release service organizations.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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