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WV HB4429
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Marty Gearheart
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AI Summary
- Establishes a pilot work/incarceration prison program for adult offenders with sentences of two years or less who have not been convicted of violent crimes or sex offenses
- Allows eligible participants to earn a 20% sentence reduction for complete adherence to program rules and conduct standards
- Imposes an additional one-year sentence on offenders who commit serious rule violations, with transfer to a standard correctional facility
- Authorizes up to $500,000 in state appropriations to the county establishing the facility, with the requirement that the prison become self-sustaining through offender work product and services
- Permits the facility to accept offenders from other counties at a fee equal to 50% of the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority's housing rate
Legislative Description
Create a prison work pilot program
Corrections
Last Action
To House Judiciary
1/16/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/16/2026
Full Bill Text
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