CODE OF VIRGINIA

FURLOUGHS FROM LOCAL WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS; PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS (§ 53.1-132)

The director of any work release program authorized by § 53.1-131 may, subject
to rules and regulations prescribed by the Board, extend the limits of
confinement of any offender participating in a work release program which is
subject to the director’s authority, to permit the offender a furlough for
the purpose of visiting his home or family. Such furlough shall be for a period
to be prescribed by the director, not to exceed three days. The time during
which an offender is on furlough shall not be counted as time served against any
sentence, and during any furlough, no earned sentence credit as defined in §
53.1-116, good conduct allowance or credits or any other reduction of sentence
shall accrue.Any offender who, without proper authority or without just cause,
fails to remain within the limits of confinement set by the director hereunder,
or fails to return within the time prescribed to the place designated by the
director in granting such authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
An offender who is found guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor in accordance with this
section shall be ineligible for further participation in a work release program
during his current term of confinement.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-166.2; 1980, c. 566; 1982, c. 636; 2000, c. 423; 2003,
c. 846.