HB5050

Make all state inmates regardless of sex members of the state convict road force

Introduced·2/2/26
Intr Text

Makes all state inmates, regardless of sex, eligible for the state convict road force.

This bill amends the West Virginia Code to include all inmates, regardless of sex, in the state convict road force. These inmates, whether sentenced for a felony or not, will be employed in building, surfacing, and maintaining roads under the supervision of the state road Highways Commissioner. The work includes tasks in quarries, gravel pits, sandbanks, crushers, brick kilns, or other plants and places operated by the state road commission Division of Highways.

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History

Feb 2

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 2

House

To Judiciary

Feb 2

House

Introduced in House