RD370 - Sexually Violent Predator Referrals, Commitments, and Bed Utilization Forecast for FY2010 - FY2015 - November 15, 2009


Executive Summary:
Persons civilly committed as SVP are housed in the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VCBR) on the grounds of the Piedmont Geriatric Hospital in Nottoway County.

The Nottoway facility was designed during 2000 when there were only four qualifying SVP crimes listed in Code. In 2006, the General Assembly recommended and the Governor signed expansions to the SVP qualifying crimes list bringing the number to a total of 28. This change generated a net increase in SVP eligibility among inmates in the Virginia Department of Corrections of approximately 350%. This ultimately increased the yearly projected commitment rate from between 1 and 2 per month (12 to 24 per year) to between 4 and 5 per month (48 to 60 per year).

Based on a current projected annual commitment rate of at least 76 persons per year (6.33 per month), this facility will reach maximum capacity sometime during mid-calendar year 2012.