63 chapters · 662 sections in this title.
5 V.I.C. § 4501 Findings and purposes
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(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(1) The Government has a basic obligation to protect the public by providing institutional confinement and care of offenders and, where appropriate, treatment in the community;(2) Efforts to rehabilitate and restore criminal offe…
5 V.I.C. § 4502 Definitions
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(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Adult” means a person eighteen years of age or older, or a juvenile transferred from the Family Division to a Court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to section 2508 of this title, and committed to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections for inc…
5 V.I.C. § 4503 Bureau of Corrections
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(a) A Bureau of Corrections is continued as an independent bureau within the Executive Branch of the Government. (b) The Director of Corrections, in cooperation with the Director of Personnel, shall establish minimum qualifications standards for correctional personnel; shall deve…
5 V.I.C. § 4504 Institutions, services and administrative structure
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(a) The Bureau shall be completely responsible for the maintenance, supervision and administration of the following institutions and services:(1) All institutions within the Virgin Islands for the care, custody and correction of persons detained or committed for felonies or misde…