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WV HB3189
Bill
Status
4/2/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Green
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AI Summary
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Expands West Virginia's existing laws against smuggling contraband into correctional facilities to include federal correctional institutions located within the state
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Makes it a felony (1-10 years imprisonment) to deliver items intended to aid escape or forcibly rescue someone from a federal facility, matching penalties for state and local facilities
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Establishes misdemeanor penalties ($50-$500 fine, 3-12 months jail) for delivering unauthorized items like money, food, clothing, or written materials to inmates in federal facilities without permission
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Creates felony penalties ($1,000-$5,000 fine and/or 2-10 years imprisonment) for transporting contraband such as alcohol, drugs, weapons, or escape implements onto federal facility grounds
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Applies existing state-level inmate possession offenses to inmates at federal correctional facilities within West Virginia, including felony charges for possessing weapons, drugs, or telecommunications devices
Legislative Description
Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state
Corrections
Last Action
To Judiciary
4/3/2025