13 chapters · 364 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-203 Felonies by prisoners; penalties
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It shall be unlawful for a prisoner in a state, local or community correctional facility or in the custody of an employee thereof to: 1. Escape from a correctional facility or from any person in charge of such prisoner; 2. Willfully break, cut or damage any building, furniture, f…
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-204 If prisoner commits any other felony, how punished
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If a prisoner in a state, local or community correctional facility or in the custody of an employee thereof commits any felony other than those specified in §§ 18.2-31, 18.2-55 and 53.1-203, which is punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility, such prisoner shall …
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-205 Jurisdiction for trial of prisoners; nature of proceedings
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Subject to the provisions of §§ 53.1-203 and 53.1-204, the jurisdiction, proceedings, trial and judgment in a criminal proceeding against a person confined in a state correctional facility shall be as is provided for in other cases of criminal prosecution.
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-206 When prisoner surrendered as witness; certificate
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Prisoners may be surrendered as witnesses if a judge of any court of record of the United States or of the District of Columbia, or of any state certifies under the seal of such court that: 1. There is a criminal prosecution pending in such court or that a grand jury investigatio…