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Board hears legislative update on FOIA, virtual meetings, facial recognition and SNAP access for inmates
Summary
Staff summarized recent bills affecting local correctional facilities, including FOIA changes on posting minutes, House Bill 444 permitting limited virtual meetings, House Bill 734 on criminal-record disclosure with jail exemptions, a SNAP application waiver for inmates pre-release, and constrained use of facial recognition under state police review.
At the July 20 meeting, legislative staff briefed the Prince William County Jail Board on several bills under consideration at the General Assembly that could affect local corrections operations.
The packet noted two studies on inmate-related fees and a proposed waiver that would allow inmates to submit SNAP benefit applications before release to ease reentry. Staff drew attention to a provision authorizing…
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