Virginia legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Virginia SB840: A BILL to direct the Director of the Department of Corrections to pause placements at Red Onion State Prison.
Status: In committee, October 8, 2026
Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates; Red Onion State Prison. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to relevant law but prohibits any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time as the General Assembly reauthorizes such placement by an act of assembly. The bill also requires the Director to allow for any inmate who is (i) a citizen of the Commonwealth and (ii) incarcerated in any state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact to be placed in a Department facility.
What the bill says
To direct the Director of the Department of Corrections to pause placements at Red Onion State Prison. ---------- Patron--Jones ---------- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services ---------- 1. § 1. That the Director of the Department of Corrections (the Director) shall continue to accept and review applications for the confinement of inmates from a state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to § 53.1-216 of the Code of Virginia but shall not approve any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time a.
From the introduced text, October 8, 2026:
A BILL to direct the Director of the Department of Corrections to pause placements at Red Onion State Prison. ---------- Patron--Jones ---------- Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services ---------- 1. § 1. That the Director of the Department of Corrections (the Director) shall continue to accept and review applications for the confinement of inmates from a state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to § 53.1-216 of the Code of Virginia but shall not approve any placement of any such inmate at the Red Onion State Prison until such time as the General Assembly reauthorizes such placement by an act of assembly. The Director shall allow for any inmate who is (i) a citizen of the Commonwealth and (ii) incarcerated in any state that is a party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to § 53.1-216 of the Code of Virginia to be placed in a Department of Corrections facility.