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Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-43 (2026)

Pay incentives for prisoners

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The Director may establish a system of pay incentives for prisoners confined in any state correctional facility. Such system may provide for the payment of a bonus to any prisoner who is assigned to employment in any position of responsibility or who performs his job in an exemplary manner.

Code 1950, § 53-222; 1968, c. 590; 1982, c. 636; 2020, c. 759.

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Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Woodward, 452 S.E.2d 656 (Va. 1995).
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Commonwealth v. Woodward, 452 S.E.2d 656 (Va. 1995). · cites it 2× “Code § 53.1-43 authorizes the establishment of a system of pay incentives for prisoners.”
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