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The Virginia Commission on Youth is a standing legislative commission of the Virginia General Assembly. Comprised of six Delegates, three Senators and three citizens appointed by the Governor, the Commission on Youth (COY) provides a legislative forum where complex issues related to Virginia's youth and families might be "explored and resolved." In 2002 one of the issues that was examined by this group was how a parent's incarceration affected his or her children. As the report states, "one of the less recognized effects of the high incarceration rate is the impact that it has on the more ...