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Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONSAgency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILSChapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIESPart V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction
Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements
Section 6VAC15-81-660 - Cells and dayrooms

6 Va. Admin. Code § 15-81-660

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 6VAC15-81-660 - Cells and dayrooms

Maximum and medium security:

1. All single cells shall be sized in accordance with the latest edition of the American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities and have a ceiling height no less than eight feet. Single occupancy cells, with the exception of special purpose cells, shall be configured to open into a dayroom or activity space.
2. Multiple occupancy cells shall be designed for no more than four inmates per cell and shall be sized in accordance with the current American Correctional Association Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities concerning multiple occupancy cells and have a ceiling height of no less than eight feet. Multiple occupancy cells shall be configured to open into a dayroom.

6 Va. Admin. Code § 15-81-660

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 12, eff. 3/8/2018.

Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of the Code of Virginia.