WV HB2191 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create a Work/Incarceration Prison pilot program. The bill establishes guidelines for what offenders may be sentenced to the program. The bill provides for the establishment of one work/incarceration prison. The bill further provides that the Division of Corrections shall propose rules of operation and reporting. The bill provides that an offender sentenced to the work/incarceration prison is eligible for a reduction in their sentence. The bill also provides that an offender who is sentenced to the work/incarceration prison but commits a serious violation of the rules shall be sent to a correctional facility and have an additional year added on to their original sentence. The bill provides for an appropriation from the Legislature for the establishment of the work/incarceration prison. The bill also allows for offenders from other counties to be accepted into the work/incarceration prison. The bill further provides for an annual evaluation of the work/incarceration prison to be submitted to the Legislature. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
Title
Work/Incarceration Prison pilot program
Sponsors
Del. Marty Gearheart [R] | Del. Eric Householder [R] | Sen. Randy Smith [R] | Del. Larry Faircloth [R] |
Del. Erikka Storch [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-01-21 | House | To House Judiciary |
2015-01-21 | House | Introduced in House |
2015-01-21 | House | To Judiciary then Finance |
2015-01-21 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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62 | 11F | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
62 | 11F | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
62 | 11F | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
62 | 11F | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
62 | 11F | 5 | New Code | See Bill Text |
62 | 11F | 6 | New Code | See Bill Text |
62 | 11F | 7 | New Code | See Bill Text |