CODE OF VIRGINIA DETENTIVE, CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS (§ 15.2-1120) A municipal corporation may provide and operate, within or outside the municipal corporation, detentive, correctional and penal institutions; or may contract with others for supplying the services and facilities provided at such institutions. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-77.46; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-882; 1997, c. 587.