79412937.2-832Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Behavioral Health And Developmental ServicesAdmissions And DispositionsEmergency Custody And Voluntary And Involuntary Civil AdmissionsTransportation Of Admitted Persons; Detention By Sheriff; Escape; TransfersPersons with mental illness not to be confined in cells with criminalsCode 1950, § 37-81; 1950, p. 908; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-74; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 155; 2005, c. 716.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/37.2-832//37.2-832/37.2/3/8/6/37.2-832

In no case shall any sheriff or jailer confine any person with mental illness in a cell or room with prisoners charged with or convicted of crimes.section

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