# Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-132: Furloughs from local work release programs; penalty for violations > Virginia · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T53.1_C3_A7_S53.1-132 ## Section - **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-132 - **Heading:** Furloughs from local work release programs; penalty for violations - **Jurisdiction:** Virginia - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 53.1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 53.1-132 ## Text 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 that is subject to the director's authority to permit the offender a furlough for the purpose of visiting his home or family. If such offender is participating in a work release program under the supervision of the administrator of a regional jail and the furlough would extend the limits of confinement of the offender to a locality not served by that regional jail, then notice of the furlough shall be provided to the sheriff of such locality. 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. Code 1950, § 53-166.2; 1980, c. 566; 1982, c. 636; 2000, c. 423 ; 2003, c. 846 ; 2020, c. 4 . ## Nearby sections - [Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-128 Workforces and authorized work places](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T53.1_C3_A7_S53.1-128.md) - [Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-129 Order permitting prisoners to work on state, county, city, town, certain private property or nonprofit organization property; bond of person in charge of prisoners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T53.1_C3_A7_S53.1-129.md) - [Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-130 Sheriffs, jail superintendents, etc., not to be interested in property where work performed; penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T53.1_C3_A7_S53.1-130.md) - [Va. 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