Virginia § 53.1-138 - Access to prisoners; reports of prison officials
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 53.1-138 — Access to prisoners; reports of prison officials, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53.1-138. Access to prisoners; reports of prison officials
It shall be the duty of all prison officials to grant to the members of the Board, or its properly accredited representatives, access at all reasonable times to any prisoner whom the Board has power to parole; to provide for the Board and its representatives facilities for communicating with and observing such prisoner; and to furnish to the Board such reports as the Board or the Chairman shall request. Such reports may concern the conduct and character of any prisoner in their custody and other facts deemed by the Board pertinent in determining whether such prisoner shall be paroled.
Code 1950, § 53-240; 1970, c. 648; 1973, c. 253; 1982, c. 636.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 53.1-138 cover?
Section 53.1-138 ("Access to prisoners; reports of prison officials") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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