Virginia Code 53.1-17.8: Annual report.
A. The Office shall produce an annual report to be made available to the public online and to be delivered to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, the House Committee on Public Safety, the Committee, and the Director by December 31 of each year. The report shall include:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 53.1-17.8
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
1. A summary of the Office’s inspections and complaint investigations conducted that fiscal year, including the Office’s findings and recommendations and the Department responses and corrective actions;
2. A characterization of the conditions of confinement at each facility;
3. A summary of available educational and rehabilitative programming, drug and mental health treatment, and inmate jobs and vocational training at each facility;
4. A summary of visitation policies and procedures at each facility;
5. A summary of medical facilities and medical policies and procedures at each facility;
6. A summary of the lockdowns reviewed by the Office;
7. A summary of staffing at each facility;
8. A summary of physical or sexual assaults reviewed by the Office;
9. A summary of any inmate or staff deaths that occurred at each facility;
10. A summary of the Office’s investigations, findings, and resolutions of any complaints submitted pursuant to § 53.1-17.7; and
11. Any recommendations to the General Assembly and the Department.
B. If the Office so requests, the Department shall, within the time specified, inform the Office in writing about any action taken on the recommendations included in the annual report or the reasons for not complying with such recommendations.