SB179

Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within state

Introduced·1/14/26
Intr Text

West Virginia SB179 criminalizes delivering contraband to inmates in federal correctional institutions within the state.

West Virginia SB179 amends the state code to include federal correctional institutions among the facilities where delivering contraband is a crime. The bill specifies that delivering items such as money, written materials, merchandise, food, clothing, medicine, or utensils to inmates without authorization is a misdemeanor. It also criminalizes persuading or enticing inmates to leave their facility and possessing telecommunications devices within these institutions. The bill imposes fines and potential jail time for these offenses.

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Judiciary Committee
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History

Jan 14

Senate

Filed for introduction

Jan 14

Senate

To Judiciary

Jan 14

Senate

Introduced in Senate