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WV HB2680
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marty Gearheart
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AI Summary
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Creates a pilot "Work/Incarceration Prison" program for one county, requiring the county to submit a plan to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for approval
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Limits eligibility to adult offenders sentenced to two years or less who have not been convicted of violent crimes or sex-related offenses
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Allows participating offenders to receive a 20% sentence reduction for complete adherence to rules of conduct, while serious rule violations result in transfer to a correctional facility with one additional year added to the original sentence
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Authorizes the Legislature to appropriate $500,000 for initial establishment costs, with the facility required to become self-sustaining through offender work product and services
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Permits the host county to accept offenders from other counties at 50% of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority's housing rate, with annual evaluation reports submitted to the Legislature
Legislative Description
Create a prison work pilot program
Corrections
Last Action
To House Judiciary
2/20/2025