Work by prisoners

Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-101
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All prisoners convicted and sentenced or transferred to a farm shall be required to work on the farm, unless for good cause shown, the court sentencing and committing such prisoners shall order otherwise. Code 1950, § 53-201; 1970, c. 648; 1079, c. 700; 1982, c. 636.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-101/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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