WV HB3417

Requires the West Virginia State Police to pay regional jail incarceration costs for inmates they arrest, from the time of arrest until the person is either convicted or released

Currently, counties are responsible for paying per diem jail costs for pretrial inmates and convicted misdemeanants housed in regional jail facilities

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

Shifts financial responsibility from counties to the State Police specifically for arrests made by state troopers during the pretrial period