State correctional facilities; DOC to provide telephone calls and communication services.

SB 378 State correctional facilities; DOC to provide telephone calls and communication services

Virginia 2025 Regular Session

State correctional facilities; DOC to provide telephone calls and communication services.
SB-378


About SB-378

State correctional facilities; telephone calls and communication services. Requires the Department of Corrections to provide telephone systems and web-based or electronic communications systems free of charge to any person, whether such person is initiating or receiving the communication. The bill also requires that a minimum ratio of one telephone per every 10 inmates be available within each housing unit at each correctional facility and that the maximum number of telephone numbers permitted on an approved call list must be no fewer than 20.

  

Bill Texts

Prefiled 01/09/2024

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Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

01/31/2024

Yeas: 15 | Nays: 0
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Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N 2-A)

01/19/2024

Yeas: 13 | Nays: 0
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History

Left In Finance And Appropriations

11/19/2024

Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n)

01/31/2024

Impact Statement From Dpb (sb378)

01/23/2024

Reported From Rehabilitation And Social Services (13-y 0-n 2-a)

01/19/2024

Rereferred To Finance And Appropriations

01/19/2024

Prefiled And Ordered Printed; Offered 01/10/24 24104609d

01/09/2024

Referred To Committee On Rehabilitation And Social Services

01/09/2024