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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part IV - Reimbursement › Section 6VAC15-81-470 - Request for interim lump sum reimbursement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If interim lump sum reimbursement has been legislatively
					 approved, when construction of the project is 50% complete and payment in two
					 lump sums has been authorized, the following shall be submitted:
1. Schedule of values and calculations
				  confirming 50% completion.
2.
				  Copies of bills and verification of payment (canceled checks or other means of
				  verification as accepted by the reviewing authority) along with copies of
				  original estimated costs to verify payment of 50% of those items for which
				  reimbursement is being requested at that time.
3. Interim affidavit of payment of
				  claims.
4. Further information as
				  deemed necessary by the reviewing authority.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of the
						Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part IV - Reimbursement › Section 6VAC15-81-480 - Final lump sum reimbursement closeout documentation

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If lump sum reimbursement has been legislatively approved,
					 when the project is finished at the local level, the owner shall submit the
					 final documentation listed in this section. Final reimbursement may be
					 requested when the project is complete. The project shall be considered
					 complete when the owner has completely submitted the following items accurately
					 and with all supporting documentation:
1. Project completion report (forms or
				  instructions are provided by the reviewing authority).
2. Final schedule of values (forms or
				  instructions are provided by the reviewing authority).
3. Copies and verification of payment of all
				  bills pertaining to the project for which reimbursement is being
				  requested.
4. Letters from
				  regulatory agencies verifying their inspection and approval of the completed
				  project.
5. Building official's
				  certificate of occupancy.
6. Fire
				  official's concurrence.
7. Health
				  official's approval.
8. Affidavit
				  of payment of claims.
9. 50%
				  completion date and documentation substantiating the date.
10. Verification and certification using
				  industry benchmarks that substantiate that the sustainable design and
				  construction initiatives identified in the planning study have been achieved,
				  if applicable.
11. Verification of
				  correction of the reviewing authority's punch list items or other
				  deficiencies;
12. Copies of all
				  change orders.
13. Closeout
				  documents (drawings and specifications) that shall be submitted to the
				  reviewing authority in accordance with the following:
a. One set on CD media: copy of record
				  documents on CD-ROM media, or electronically stored data shall be in a pdf
				  format.
b. One set of operation and
				  maintenance manuals for systems provided to the owner shall include all color
				  coding and point-to-point wire run lists for all electrical systems.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part IV - Reimbursement › Section 6VAC15-81-490 - Treasury Board reimbursement

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A.
				  When the construction and closeout of a project being reimbursed by contract
				  with the Treasury Board is complete, the owner shall submit all information as
				  required in
				  6VAC15-81-480 to the reviewing
				  authority in the Department of Corrections, Compliance, Certification, and
				  Accreditation Unit.
B. An owner
				  approved for reimbursement in payments over a specified period of time shall be
				  paid in accordance with a contractual agreement entered into with the Treasury
				  Board.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of the
						Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-500 - Secure local correctional facilities design and construction - general

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A. When designing
					 the facility, consideration shall be given to appropriate traffic patterns,
					 groups of functions, facilitating ease of movement to and within functions,
					 clear sightlines to reduce blind spots, efficiency and economy of staffing,
					 PREA, and facilitating a smooth, logical sequence of operation.
B. The reviewing authority may accept
					 materials and systems documented to be equivalent to those required by this
					 chapter.
C. Any deviation requiring
					 a modification or variance of this chapter shall be submitted for review by the
					 reviewing authority and approval by the Board of Corrections.
D. In addition to the minimum requirements,
					 this chapter contains recommendations regarding design, construction, and
					 security that, although not required, should be given serious
					 consideration.
E. The reviewing
					 authority may make recommendations regarding design, construction, and security
					 that, while exceeding minimum requirements, may be desirable to
					 adopt.
F. Review or inspection by
					 the reviewing authority does not relieve the owner or owner's agent from the
					 requirement to comply with this chapter.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-510 - Separation of males, females, and juveniles

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A. Secure housing units, intake cells, and
					 special purpose cells shall be designed and constructed to ensure physical
					 separation and to prohibit normal sight or sound communication between males
					 and females.
1. "Secure housing" means
					 housing for all inmates (maximum, medium, and minimum) not classified as
					 community custody.
2. If the
					 facility is designed to hold juveniles, the areas used for juveniles shall be
					 designed to prohibit normal communications by sight and sound and ensure
					 physical separation of the juvenile from the adult population.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-520 - Traffic patterns

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A. If secure and
					 community custody housing are provided in the same building, the design of the
					 facilities shall provide traffic patterns to assure the separation of secure
					 and community custody inmate populations.
B. Design of public access shall be such that
					 the public does not enter into the secure perimeter of the facility, and the
					 traffic pattern for the public shall be separate from that of
					 inmates.
C. The reviewing authority
					 may require that intake, release, and court holding areas be separate and
					 distinct functions and traffic patterns be kept separated from each other. The
					 reviewing authority may require that means of egress for the inmate release
					 area and for the court holding area be separate from the intake and booking
					 area entrance.
D. Exterior
					 pedestrian and vehicular routing shall be designed for separation of traffic
					 patterns.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-530 - Related areas

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The following areas shall be outside the secure
						perimeter
1. Magistrate offices and
					 law-enforcement lobby (if provided).
2. Parking.
3. Public visitation and waiting
					 area.
4. Armory.
5. Maintenance shop (if provided).
6. Main (primary) mechanical room.
7. Vehicular sally port.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-540 - Administration

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A. The jail shall
					 provide space consistent with the size of the facility for administrative,
					 program, and clerical personnel.
B.
					 Space shall be provided within the secure perimeter for the shift or watch
					 commander's office, counselor's office, and other offices that the jail
					 operation requires.
C. Space shall
					 be provided for staff break or dining. Locating staff break or dining within
					 the secure perimeter shall be considered.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-550 - Public areas

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A. Public areas
					 of the facility shall be located outside the secure perimeter. Public access to
					 the building shall be through a main entrance. The general public shall not
					 have access inside the secure perimeter of the jail. Traffic patterns of the
					 public and inmates shall be distinct, separate, and not intersect.
B. A reception and waiting area with
					 appropriate informational signage shall be provided for the public and shall be
					 so situated that it does not interfere with the administrative office
					 operations. The public waiting area shall include sufficient seating, drinking
					 fountains, toilet facilities, and weapons lockers equipped with individually
					 locked compartments. Consideration shall be given to provision for public
					 lockers.
C. All exterior areas,
					 including parking, shall be adequately lighted.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-560 - Secure perimeter

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The secure perimeter of the facility shall be composed of
						a complete and continuous security envelope consisting of walls, roofs,
						ceiling, floors, doors, door locks, and other hardware, windows and glazing
						constructed in accordance with the security perimeter requirements of this
						chapter. The secure perimeter shall be clearly indicated on the
						plans.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-570 - Interior security walls, interior partitions

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A. Interior security walls shall be provided
					 around and between all housing units, cells, dormitories, armories, sally
					 ports, central intake units, classification units, control rooms, recreation
					 areas, kitchens, inmate dining halls (if separate from housing), canteens
					 (commissaries), multipurpose rooms with toilets, central laundry, laundry
					 chemical rooms, pharmacies, medical units, records rooms within the secure
					 perimeter, and property rooms. Interior security walls, and opening protectives
					 shall be constructed in accordance with
					 6VAC15-81-930.
B. Interior partitions.
1. Interior partitions may be provided
					 between support services such as but not limited to multipurpose rooms without
					 adjacent toilets and staff dining.
2. Interior partitions shall not be
					 substituted for required interior security walls.
3. Interior partitions shall be constructed
					 in accordance with
					 6VAC15-81-930.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-580 - Exterior areas

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A. Exterior
					 areas, including parking and building exterior where CCTV is utilized, shall be
					 lighted as recommended by the equipment manufacturer.
B. When landscaping, consideration shall be
					 given to size and density of plantings within 25 feet of the building for
					 security and fire safety reasons.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-590 - Fencing

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A. Security fencing
					 or security walls shall be provided for outdoor recreation areas. Exterior
					 building configurations that create containment areas and all other areas shall
					 be fenced as required by this chapter.
B. Access for maintenance shall be provided
					 for all fenced areas.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-600 - Emergency containment

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A. Alternate
					 means for inmate containment shall be provided for in case of disaster, mass
					 arrests, or emergency evacuation.
B. These areas may include outdoor recreation
					 area, an enclosed vehicular sally port, or any other approved area that shall
					 afford adequate security.
C. When
					 planned for this purpose, these areas shall provide access to toilets and
					 drinking water. Fixtures and equipment shall meet the requirements for
					 temporary holding.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-610 - Armory

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A. Secure storage
					 for security equipment, restraining devices, firearms, chemical agents, etc.
					 shall be located outside the secure perimeter and convenient to security
					 personnel responding to emergency situations.
B. Walls, floor, opening protectives, and
					 roof or ceiling of this area shall meet requirements for secure
					 construction.
C. This area shall
					 have a dedicated exhaust system.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-620 - Pedestrian sally ports

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A. Sally
					 ports shall be provided at any point the secure perimeter of the building is
					 penetrated unless specifically exempted by this chapter.
B. Sally ports shall be provided at all
					 exterior openings from security areas and at the entrances to housing units
					 designed for maximum and medium security inmates.
C. Any stairwell with a door that penetrates
					 the secure perimeter shall be constructed as a sally port.
D. For an emergency exits only, an exterior
					 area enclosed with bar grille or woven rod may serve as the second barrier of a
					 sally port. This sally port shall be provided with a top barrier at least
					 equivalent to the vertical enclosure fence mesh and the area is supervised by
					 CCTV.
E. Exterior security doors
					 used solely to meet emergency evacuation requirements are not required to be
					 sally ported, however, fencing the area to be utilized for evacuation is
					 required if no sally port is provided.
F. Commercial grade sectional doors or
					 overhead rolling doors are not considered secure and shall not be part of a
					 sally port.
G. Consideration shall
					 be given to providing weapon lockers equipped with individually locked
					 compartments at the entry of staff and law-enforcement sally ports penetrating
					 the secure perimeter.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 1 - General Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-630 - Vehicular sally port

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A. The
					 vehicular sally port shall be provided with weapons lockers equipped with
					 individually locked compartments.
B. Vehicular sally ports shall be weather
					 protected. As a minimum the lower eight feet of the vehicular sally port walls
					 shall be solid. This sally port shall be separated from adjacent spaces by
					 secure and fire-rated construction and shall be observable by staff with CCTV
					 as backup. If this sally port is to be used for emergency containment, an
					 upgrade of the security level shall be considered.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-640 - Intake and processing

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A. The
					 central intake unit shall be located within the secure perimeter of the
					 facility, outside the general population housing units and shall be separated
					 from other areas by an interior security wall.
B. The central intake unit shall be
					 constructed to provide the following areas:
1.
					 Booking or processing, including photographing and fingerprinting.
2. Clothing storage and issue.
3. Control room or station.
4. Custody transfer.
5. Intake cells and group cells.
6. Interview.
7. Medical screening.
8. Orientation.
9. Property storage.
10. Provisions for telephone calls.
11. Records storage (if not provided
					 elsewhere).
12. Release and staging
					 for court (if applicable).
13.
					 Strip search and shower.
14. Video
					 arraignment if arraignment is not provided elsewhere.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-650 - Security levels of housing

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A.
					 Secure housing shall be constructed to provide housing for maximum, medium, and
					 minimum custody inmates. Consideration shall be given to the mental health
					 needs of inmates which may require dedicated housing areas with additional
					 space for mental health professionals, treatment, and counseling. "Secure
					 housing" means housing for all maximum, medium, and minimum inmates not
					 classified as community custody.
1. The basic
					 distribution of custody levels is expected to be 30% maximum, 40% medium, and
					 30% minimum or may vary based on documentation provided in the needs
					 assessment.
2. Female housing shall
					 consist of at least two separate units of which at least 50% of the female
					 design capacity is medium security or higher.
3. Up to 25% of minimum custody may be
					 community custody. Community custody beds do not require construction of
					 special purpose cells.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part 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

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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.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-670 - Cell requirements

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A. All cells
					 shall be enclosed within secure walls, floor, and ceiling, as specified in this
					 section, and shall include secure opening protectives. Each cell shall be
					 provided with artificial light, toilet and lavatory fixtures with metering push
					 button activators, hot and cold running water, a security type mirror mounted
					 at standard height, a stationary bed or bunk and storage.
B. Maximum security cells shall have maximum
					 security walls, maximum security doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware
					 meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 1 requirements.
C. Medium security cells shall have interior
					 security walls surrounding each housing unit meeting a minimum of ASTM Grade 2
					 requirements; however, the walls separating individual cells may be interior
					 partitions.
D. Minimum security
					 cells shall have walls, doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting a
					 minimum of ASTM Grade 3 requirements.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-680 - Dayroom requirements

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A. Dayroom
					 space shall contain no less than 35 square feet of space for each inmate for
					 whom the unit is designed to serve. Calculation of this space shall not include
					 sally ports, visitation booths, stairs, area under stairs, toilet, shower, and
					 lavatory areas. On the first level an 18-inch wide path in front of all cell
					 fronts, toilets, and showers, and the tiered walkway in front of upper level
					 cells shall not be counted as dayroom space.
B. Each dayroom shall be equipped with a
					 shower, toilet, lavatory with hot and cold running water activated by metering
					 push button activators, and a drinking fountain or the lavatory equipped with
					 sanitary bubbler. Fixtures shall be security type in accordance with the
					 security level for which the unit is designed.
C. Stationary security type tables and
					 dayroom seating shall be provided in maximum and medium security areas of the
					 facilities designed for indirect supervision. Stationary security type tables
					 and seating shall be provided for facilities designed for maximum security with
					 direct supervision. Tables and seating for medium security direct supervision
					 living areas may be loose but shall be designed for detention facilities and be
					 fire retardant and vandal resistant. In accordance with the Code of Virginia
					 only fixed equipment is reimbursable and loose equipment is not considered
					 reimbursable except in minimum security housing.
D. Tables and seating shall be sufficient to
					 accommodate the number of inmates for whom the area is designed.
E. Stairs in multilevel dayrooms shall have
					 open risers.
F. If a housing unit
					 is provided with an ADA accessible cell, the dayroom toilet shall be provided
					 with an ADA accessible fixture.
G.
					 Showers and toilets shall be located to provide visual supervision from a
					 control station or control room and to provide privacy from the housing unit
					 occupants and from visibility from circulation corridors. Showers, personal
					 hygiene, and dressing areas shall be designed to comply with PREA.
H. If video visitation monitors are provided
					 in the dayroom, they shall be positioned to maximize privacy for both the
					 visiting inmate and visitor.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-690 - Dormitory requirements

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A.
					 Dormitories shall have walls, doors, fixtures, equipment, and hardware meeting
					 a minimum of ASTM Grade 3 requirements.
B. All dormitories shall be constructed to
					 provide 85 square feet of space per inmate for each inmate for whom the area is
					 designed. The 85 square feet associated with dormitory space is normally
					 separated into 50 square feet for sleeping and 35 square feet for activity.
					 Calculation of this space shall not include sally ports, stairs, area under
					 stairs, toilet, shower, and lavatory areas.
C. All dormitories shall be provided with
					 artificial light, toilet and lavatory fixtures, hot and cold running water, and
					 a drinking fountain or lavatory equipped with sanitary bubbler, security type
					 mirrors at standard height, tables, and chairs or benches in sufficient number
					 to accommodate the dormitory's design capacity.
D. Tables and seating shall be sufficient to
					 accommodate the number of inmates for whom the area is designed.
E. Showers and toilets shall be located to
					 provide visual supervision from a control station or control room as well as
					 privacy from the housing unit occupants and from visibility from circulation
					 corridors.
F. Stairs in multilevel
					 dormitories shall have open risers.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-700 - Natural light

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Natural light is required in general population housing
						units in new construction. Consideration shall be given to providing natural
						light in renovation projects that provide new inmate housing.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-710 - Artificial light

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A. Artificial light
					 shall be provided in all cells, dayrooms, and dormitories to provide at least
					 20 foot-candles at personal grooming areas, tables, and desk tops, if desks are
					 provided. Night lighting is required.
B. Light fixtures used within the secure
					 perimeter shall be equivalent to the security level of the area in which they
					 are designed.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-720 - Climate control

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Heat and air conditioning shall be provided in all rooms
						in the facility so that a temperature not less than 65 degrees F or more than
						85 degrees F is maintained. Exceptions to this requirement include warehouses,
						industrial spaces, and mechanical and electrical spaces, which may be
						mechanically ventilated. Special consideration shall be afforded to additional
						cooling in kitchen, food storage areas, and rooms containing heat sensitive and
						electronic equipment.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-730 - Equipment and fixtures

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Equipment and fixtures used within the secure perimeter
						shall be equivalent to the security level of the area in which they are
						designed.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-740 - Special purpose cells

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A. There
					 shall be a minimum of one special purpose cell (e.g., isolation, medical, or
					 segregation) for each 10 secure inmates for whom the facility is
					 designed.
B. The number of ADA
					 accessible special purpose cells shall meet the percentage required by the
					 building code.
C. All cells shall
					 be provided with lighting from a maximum security fixture and be in accordance
					 with artificial light requirements in
					 6VAC15-81-710.
D. Special purpose cells shall be sized in
					 accordance with the American Correctional Association Standards for Local
					 Detention Facilities for restrictive housing units with a ceiling height of at
					 least eight feet and are not required to open onto an adjacent dayroom
					 space.
E. A minimum of 80% of
					 special purpose cells shall be constructed as maximum security cells. Up to 20%
					 of special purpose cells may be of less secure construction if designed for
					 medical usage.
F. Cells
					 specifically designed for persons who are violent or self-destructive may be
					 equipped with a flushing floor drain in lieu of a stainless steel combination
					 plumbing fixture and a bunk sized slab or platform raised a minimum of six
					 inches above finished floor.
G.
					 Showers shall be provided within the special purpose housing unit.
					 Consideration shall be given to providing cuff slots in doors for enclosed
					 showers in special purpose housing units.
H. Special purpose cells shall not open
					 directly into a main corridor or general population activity space.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-750 - Multipurpose space

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A. Multipurpose
					 spaces shall be provided in sufficient number and size to allow for and include
					 multipurpose rooms, educational classrooms, religious services, group
					 counseling services, program services, and library (if inmates are to be moved
					 to the service). For purposes of this chapter, jail industry programs, as
					 defined in §§
											53.1-133.1 through
					 53.1-133.9 of the Code of
					 Virginia, are not considered multipurpose space.
B. The total multipurpose area square footage
					 shall be designed and constructed to provide a minimum of 20 square feet per
					 inmate for design capacity of the facility up to 480 inmates. No additional
					 multipurpose space is required for facilities with a design capacity of over
					 480 inmates.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-760 - Recreation

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A. Recreation space
					 shall be provided at a rate of 10 square feet for each inmate for which the
					 facility is designed up to 480 inmates. For facilities with a design capacity
					 of over 480, no additional recreation space is required. A minimum of two
					 recreation areas shall be provided in facilities with a design capacity of up
					 to 240 inmates. For facilities with a design capacity greater than 240 inmates,
					 a minimum of three recreation spaces shall be provided.
B. Indoor recreation is required, and
					 consideration shall be given to outdoor recreation. At least one indoor
					 recreation area shall have a minimum of 1000 square feet with an 18 foot
					 ceiling height or overhead clearance. At least one outdoor recreation area, if
					 provided, shall have a minimum of 1500 square feet with an 18 foot overhead
					 clearance. Additional recreation areas, if indoors, may have lower clearance or
					 ceiling heights if being utilized for activities such as a weight room or
					 ping-pong. No recreation area shall have less than 600 square feet or measure
					 less than 20 feet in any one direction.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-770 - Library

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Library space shall be provided for an inmate library or
						provisions made for alternative library services.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-780 - Commissary

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Space shall be provided for an inmate commissary and
						associated storage or provisions shall be made for alternative commissary
						services.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-790 - Facility visiting area

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A.
					 Accommodations for public visitors shall be designed to provide flexibility in
					 the degree of physical security and supervision commensurate with security
					 requirements of variously classified inmates. Paths of ingress or egress for
					 inmates shall be designed to be separate from and not intersect ingress or
					 egress paths of public visitors.
B.
					 Consideration shall be given to providing lockers or areas for storage of
					 handbags or other articles in the public lobby.
C. Noncontact visitation.
1. Noncontact visiting shall be provided at a
					 rate of not less than one noncontact visiting space for each 20 inmates for
					 whom the facility is designed, up to 240 inmates. Facilities designed for more
					 than 240 inmates shall provide one additional noncontact visiting space for
					 each additional 50 inmates.
2. In
					 noncontact visiting areas, means shall be provided for audible communication
					 between visitors and inmates. The communication system provided shall be
					 designed to prevent passage of contraband.
3. If video visitation is utilized, a
					 combination of on-site and off-site video visitation units for the public may
					 comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2 of this subsection. In no
					 event shall off-site video visitation be the only form of noncontact
					 visitation.
4. At least 25% of
					 public noncontact visitation shall be on site.
5. If inmate video visitation spaces are
					 provided in the housing units, at least eight square feet shall be provided per
					 video visitation space. This space shall not be counted towards calculation of
					 dayroom or multipurpose room space.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-810 - Laundry

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A. If a central
					 laundry is provided, commercial or institutional grade equipment shall be
					 provided.
B. Finishes shall be
					 durable and easily cleanable. Electrical, plumbing, and ventilation shall be as
					 described in Article 5 (6VAC15-81-980 et seq.)
					 of this part.
C. The guidance for
					 washer capacity is to provide 15 to 20 pounds of laundry per inmate per week.
					 The minimum recommended ratio for dryer to washer load poundage shall be a
					 minimum of 1.5 to 1.
D. There shall
					 be sufficient storage for linen and laundry supplies. Separate lockable storage
					 shall be provided for caustic, toxic, and flammable supplies.
E. Secure lockable storage shall be provided
					 for chemical containers serving laundry machines.
F. All gas supply and exhaust venting on
					 dryers shall be protected from exposure to and vandalism by inmates.
G. A janitor's closet and mop sink shall be
					 located within the laundry for exclusive use in the laundry.
H. Consideration shall be given to providing
					 a smoke removal system for the central laundry area.
I. Consideration shall be given to locating
					 an emergency eye wash station in the central laundry area.
J. Consideration may be given to providing
					 small load capacity laundry equipment in property storage, community custody,
					 and minimum security housing areas in addition to the central
					 laundry.
K. Provisions for future
					 expansion shall be considered.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 2 - Central Intake Unit Design, General Population, and Other Areas Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-820 - Storage

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In addition to storage required for particular areas, the
						following shall be provided to accommodate facility design capacity at a
						minimum:
1. Storage for inmate
					 clothing, linens, towels, etc.
2.
					 Storage for recreation and related equipment located in or near indoor and
					 outdoor recreation areas.
3. Secure
					 storage for medical supplies and biohazard waste.
4. Storage for extra inmate mattresses and
					 bunks.
5. Secure storage for
					 janitorial supplies in janitorial closets located conveniently to areas
					 serviced.
6. Secure storage for
					 inmate records.
7. Storage space in
					 the administration area for equipment, records, and supplies for established
					 and projected population needs.
8.
					 Staff uniforms and equipment.
9.
					 Secure storage for evidence and contraband.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 6 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS › Agency 15 - STATE BOARD OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL JAILS › Chapter 81 - STANDARDS FOR PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › Part V - Secure Local Correctional Facilities Design and Construction › Article 3 - Additional Design Requirements › Section 6VAC15-81-830 - Elevators

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A. Facilities with
					 three or more stories shall be provided with at least two elevators.
B. Elevators within the secure perimeter
					 shall be capable of being securely controlled and managed locally and from a
					 control room. Consideration shall be given in all elevators to provide visual
					 and audio communication with the control room.
Statutory Authority: 53.1-5, 53.1-80, and 53.1-82 of
						  the Code of Virginia.