- 1. Inmates shall be given a grievance form after exhausting all prerequisites of the grievance procedure. Prerequisites shall be documented.
- 2. Grievances shall be responded to within nine work days of receipt.
- 3. Written responses, including the reason for the decision, shall be made to all grievances.
- 4. A review shall be made by a staff member not directly involved in the grievance.
- 5. All inmates shall have access to the grievance procedure with guaranty against reprisal.
- 6. All inmates shall be afforded the opportunity to appeal the decision.
A written grievance procedure shall be developed and made available to all inmates with the following:
Statutory Authority
§§ 53.1-5, 53.1-68, and 53.1-131 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR230-30-001 § 3.6, eff. April 1, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 9, eff. April 1, 1988; Volume 7, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1991; Volume 9, Issue 12, eff. May 1, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 10, 1995; Volume 18, Issue 20, eff. July 17, 2002; Volume 29, Issue 4, eff. November 22, 2012.