WV HB2540

Requires the state to reimburse counties for all incarceration costs when an inmate's conviction results in "time served" credit being applied toward their sentence

Amends the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation code section governing jail operations and county payment responsibilities for housing inmates

Currently, counties pay per diem costs for pretrial inmates and convicted misdemeanants, with the state covering costs only after felony convictions; this bill shifts certain pre-conviction costs to the state when time served is credited

The base per diem rate for inmate housing is set at $54.48 per day, adjusted annually by the State Budget Office based on a three-year average of operating costs