RD262 - Sexually Violent Predator Referrals, Commitments, and Bed Utilization Forecast for FY2011 – FY2016 - October 1, 2010


Executive Summary:
This report is submitted in accordance with Item 273 B.1-3. of the 2010 Appropriations Act, which directs that:

"B.1. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources, in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General and the Secretary of Public Safety, shall present a six-year forecast of the adult offender population presently incarcerated in the Department of Corrections and approaching release who meet the criteria set forth in Chapter 863 and Chapter 914 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly, and who may be eligible for evaluation as sexually violent predators (SVPs) for each fiscal year within the six-year forecasting period. As part of the forecast, the secretary shall report on: (i) the number of Commitment Review Committee (CRC) evaluations to be completed; (ii) the number of eligible inmates recommended by the CRC for civil commitment, conditional release, and full release; (iii) the number of civilly committed residents of the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation who are eligible for annual review; and (iv) the number of individuals civilly committed to the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation and granted conditional release from civil commitment in a state SVP facility. The secretary shall complete a summary report of current SVP cases and a forecast of SVP eligibility, civil commitments, and SVP conditional releases, including projected bed space requirements, to the Governor and Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by October 1 of each year."

This report is an update of the current cases and an update on the forecast.

Persons civilly committed as Sexually Violent Predators are housed in the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VCBR) on the grounds of the Piedmont Geriatric Hospital in Nottoway County. This facility has a capacity of 300 beds. As of 1 July 2010, it housed 215 residents.

The current average monthly admission rate is 6.00 residents. At this rate, 72 residents will be admitted to the VCBR during the current fiscal year, bringing the census to 287 by July 1, 2011. At 6.00 admissions per month, maximum capacity will be reached at VCBR no later than October 2011.