§ 53.1-192 Applicability of article.
§ 53.1-193 Good conduct credits for persons convicted prior to October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole.
§ 53.1-194 Good conduct credits for prisoners committing crimes, pardon violators and escapees convicted prior to October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole.
§ 53.1-195 Credits earned prior to 1944.
§ 53.1-196 Good conduct credits of persons convicted after October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole.
§ 53.1-197 Credit allowed for career and technical educational or other educational training.
§ 53.1-197.1 Limitation upon applicability of this article.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 6 > Article 2 - Good Conduct Allowances for Persons Committed Prior to July 1, 1981.

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Local correctional facility: means any jail, jail farm or other place used for the detention or incarceration of adult offenders, excluding a lock-up, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • State correctional facility: means any correctional center or correctional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders established and operated by the Department of Corrections, or operated under contract pursuant to § Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.