Va. Code Ann. § 37.2-832

Persons with mental illness not to be confined in cells with criminals

Last amended: 2005Year: 2026Length: 48 wordsOfficial source
In no case shall any sheriff or jailer confine any person with mental illness in a cell or room with prisoners charged with or convicted of crimes. Code 1950, § 37-81; 1950, p. 908; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-74; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2005, c. 716 .
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