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WV Code § 15A-4-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-4. Diagnostic and Classification Divisions

(a) The commissioner may continue and establish diagnostic and classification subdivisions.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, all persons committed to the custody of the division for presentence diagnosis and classification, and all persons sentenced to the custody of the division shall, upon transfer to the division, undergo diagnosis and classification, which shall include: (1) Assessments of a person’s criminogenic risk and need factors that are reliable, validated, and normed for a specific population and responsive to cultural and gender-specific needs as well as individual learning styles and temperament; (2) Application of a mental health preliminary screen; and (3) If the mental health preliminary screen suggests the need for further assessment, a full psychological evaluation. (c) The division shall perform mental health preliminary screens, appraisals, and evaluations according to standards provided by the American Correctional Association.
WV Code § 15A-4-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-5. Transfer of Inmates of State Institutions or Facilities

(a) The commissioner shall have authority to cause the transfer of any inmate from any facility under his or her control to any other state or federal institution or facility which is better equipped for the care or treatment of the inmate, or for other good cause or reason.(b) Whenever an inmate committed to the custody of the division becomes mentally ill and his or her needs cannot be properly met within the correctional facility, the commissioner shall proceed in accordance with §15A-4-19 of this code.(c) Whenever an inmate committed to the custody of the division needs medical attention, other than mental health care, not available at the prison, the superintendent of the facility shall immediately notify the commissioner who, after proper investigation, shall cause the transfer of the inmate to a facility properly equipped to render the medical attention necessary. The inmate, while receiving treatment in the hospital, shall be under an appropriate level of supervision at all times and shall forthwith be returned to his or her correctional facility upon release from the facility.(d) In providing or arranging for the necessary medical and other care and treatment of a pregnant inmate, the superintendent of the facility shall take reasonable measures to assure that pregnant inmates will not be restrained after reaching the second trimester of pregnancy until the end of the pregnancy: Provided, That if the inmate, based upon her classification, discipline history, or other factors deemed relevant by the superintendent poses a threat of escape, or to the safety of herself, the public, staff, or the fetus, the inmate may be restrained in a manner reasonably necessary: Provided, however, That prior to directing the application of restraints and where there is no threat to the safety of the inmate, the public, staff, or the fetus, the superintendent, or designee shall consult with an appropriate health care professional to assure that the manner of restraint will not pose an unreasonable risk of harm to the inmate or the fetus.
WV Code § 15A-4-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-12. Limitation on Reimbursement Rate to Medical Service Providers for Services Outside Division Facilities

The division, or its contracted medical providers, may not pay an amount to an outside provider of a medical service for an adult inmate residing in a jail or correctional facility greater than the reimbursement rate applicable to service providers established in the West Virginia state Medicaid plan by the Bureau for Medical Services: Provided, That critical access hospitals shall be reimbursed at 75 percent of the billed charges. These limitations apply to all medical care services, goods, prescription drugs, and medications provided to a person who is in the custody of a correctional facility and is provided these services outside of a correctional facility: Provided, however, That the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety and the Department of Health and Human Resources effectuate an interagency agreement for the electronic processing and payment of medical services.
WV Code § 15A-4-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-13. Charges Assessed Against Inmates for Services Provided by State

(a) The commissioner is authorized to assess inmates serving a sentence in any state jail, penal, or correctional facility reasonable charges for health care and treatment services provided to them by the state. The charges assessed against an inmate may be deducted directly from the inmate’s trustee account without the inmate’s consent. The inmate shall be notified of the amount deducted and the charges to which it has been applied.(b) As used in this section, a “reasonable charge” may not exceed the sum of $25 for any billable service. Inmates shall be notified of the fee schedule, billable services, and exempt services. Services initiated by the inmate shall be assessed a fee, except that no charge may be assessed for: (1) a specific health care service required under the law of this state, including, by way of illustration, tuberculin testing; (2) an emergency service following a traumatic injury other than a self-induced injury, or necessary to prevent death or severe or permanent disability; (3) diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases, including, by way of illustration, tuberculosis or hepatitis; (4) treatment of diagnosed severe mental illness; (5) treatment of specific chronic conditions identified by the commissioner, including, by way of illustration, heart disease and diabetes; (6) staff-initiated care, including follow-up and referral visits; (7) preventive services that the commissioner determines are to be provided or made available to all inmates, including services related to disease prevention and promotion of proper health habits; or (8) other services as may be exempted by rule of the commissioner. No inmate may be denied any necessary billable medical service because of inability to pay the charge.(c) Any inmate who intentionally ingests, inhales, injects, absorbs, applies, or otherwise exposes himself or herself to, in any manner whatsoever not otherwise specified herein, an illegal drug, a drug not legally prescribed to him or her, a drug in quantities above that recommended by a prescribing physician, a synthetic intoxicant, or any substance for the purpose of causing an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state, or altered perception, including hallucinations or delusions, and the inmate requires medical treatment due to the ingestion, inhalation, injection, absorption, application, or exposure shall reimburse the cost of the medical treatment to the division. (d) Each inmate shall be afforded an opportunity at least quarterly to review all deposits into, withdrawals from, and balance remaining in the inmate’s trustee account during the preceding three months.(e) The commissioner shall promulgate interpretive rules implementing this section pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code prior to making any assessment under this section. The policy directive rules may establish the fee schedule and list of billable services and further define services to be exempted.
WV Code § 15A-4-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-14. Record of Inmate or Resident

The commissioner shall file and preserve the record of the indictment and conviction, in the case of an adult, or the charges and adjudication, in the case of a juvenile, of each inmate or resident, and keep a register describing him or her, the term of his or her confinement, for what offense, and when received into the institution.
WV Code § 15A-4-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-15. Manufacture of License Plates, Road Signs or Markers; Securing Signs and Markers When Federal Government Reimburses State for Cost Thereof

For the purpose of obtaining license plates to be used upon motor vehicles licensed for operation in this state and road signs or markers of any description for state roads, the commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the state, to establish and operate a plant for the manufacture of the license plates and road signs or markers in his or her institution.It shall be unlawful for any state official or employee to manufacture or obtain the license plates, road signs, or markers otherwise than as herein specified: Provided, That the Commissioner of Highways may originally secure road signs or markers from sources other than that provided herein.
WV Code § 15A-4-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-16. Gifts to or Dealings With Inmate or Resident

No officer or employee of the state, or contractor, or employee of a contractor shall make any gift or present to an inmate or resident, or receive any from an inmate or resident, or have any barter or dealings with a convict, except as allowed and permitted by the commissioner.For every violation of this section, the party engaged therein shall be dismissed from his or her office or service, and every contractor, or employee, or agent of a contractor engaged therein shall be expelled from any facility within the jurisdiction of the commissioner, and not again employed in any institution as a contractor, agent, or employee.
WV Code § 15A-4-17a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-17a. Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Mandatory Supervised Release Plan

The commissioner may develop a mandatory supervised release plan for an inmate serving a sentence for a felony offense not referenced in 15A-4-17(k) of this code who has not been granted discretionary parole 180 days prior to the inmates minimum expiration of sentence, which may include electronic monitoring as a condition of release. The inmate may be released and subject to a period of mandatory supervision of 180 days when he or she is 180 days from his or her minimum expiration of sentence.(1) An inmate on mandatory supervised release pursuant to this subsection may be returned by the commissioner to a correctional facility for violation of the conditions of supervision and may not again be eligible for mandatory supervised release during the same period of incarceration.(2) An inmate on mandatory supervised release shall be considered released on parole.(3) Mandatory supervised release is not a commutation of sentence or any other form of clemency.(4) Subject to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the period of mandatory supervised release shall conclude upon completion of the minimum expiration of sentence.
WV Code § 15A-4-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-18. Governor’s Authority to Authorize Commissioner to Consent to Transfer of Inmates Under a Federal Treaty

If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which they are citizens or nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty and with the consent of the offender, authorize the commissioner to consent to the transfer or exchange of inmates in his or her custody and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty. No transfer may occur pursuant to the provisions of this section until the inmate is informed of his or her rights and the procedures involved in his or her native language unless it is determined that the inmate’s knowledge of English is sufficient.
WV Code § 15A-4-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-20. Work Program

(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish at each institution a work program for qualified inmates. The commissioner shall establish guidelines and qualifications to allow inmates sentenced to a regional jail facility to be gainfully employed with local businesses and governmental entities as part of a job program. A qualified inmate does not include an inmate convicted of a sexual offense or a violent felony. (b) An inmate who works in work programs established under this section may be required to make reimbursement to the division toward the cost of his or her incarceration to be credited to the agency billed for that incarceration, pursuant to the conditions set forth in §15A-4-19 of this code.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the county commission, its members and agents, the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation or designee, its employees, agents, or assigns, the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board, its members, agents, or assigns, the sheriff, and his or her deputies, shall be immune from all liability of any kind except for accident, injury, or death resulting directly from gross negligence or malfeasance.
WV Code § 15A-4-21 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4. Corrections Management|§15A-4-21. Director of Employment; Director of Housing; Released Inmates; Duties

The commissioner may employ or contract for a Director of Employment and a Director of Housing for released inmates. The Director of Employment shall work with federal, state, county, and local government and private entities to negotiate agreements which facilitate employment opportunities for released inmates. The Director of Housing shall work with federal, state, county, and local government and private entities to negotiate agreements which facilitate housing opportunities for released inmates. The Director of Employment shall investigate job opportunities and give every possible assistance in helping released inmates find employment. The Director of Housing shall work in conjunction with the Bureau of Community Corrections and the Parole Board to reduce release delays due to lack of a home plan, develop community housing resources, and provide short-term loans to released inmates for costs related to reentry into the community.
WV Code § 15A-4A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-1. Purpose of Article and Legislative Findings

(a) The purpose of this article is to establish an expanded required work release pilot program in no more than five locations in this state. (b) The Legislature finds that the primary reasons for requiring participation in a work release program are to increase public protection while aiding the transition of the offender back into the community where he or she will be going with or without work release program participation. Participating in work release may reduce the likelihood of recidivism by gradually reintroducing an offender to the community while providing security, structure, and supervision and providing necessary services. (c) The Legislature further finds that participation in a work release program provides an transitional environment for offenders nearing the end of their sentences while maintaining structure, supervision, offender accountability, improved program opportunities, employment counseling and placement, substance abuse, and life skills training.
WV Code § 15A-4A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-2. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the term: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; (2) "Division" means the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; (3) "Offender" means a person sentenced to the custody of the Commissioner for service of a sentence of incarceration due to conviction of a felony or felonies.
WV Code § 15A-4A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-3. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program

The Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is hereby authorized to establish a pilot program expanding available work release facilities to no more than a total of five locations be used for eligible offenders who are sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment in the custody of the commissioner and whom the commissioner requires to serve the last portion of their sentences in a work release facility in accordance with this article.
WV Code § 15A-4A-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-4. Eligibility; Funding

(a) An offender is eligible to participate in the work release program if he or she: (1) Is 18 years of age or older; (2) Is physically and psychologically able, as determined by the commissioner, to participate in the program: Provided, That offenders with medical conditions or disabilities shall be eligible for work release placement. (3) Is directed by the Commissioner of Corrections to participate in the work release program; and(4) Meets other criteria as the commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation may direct.  (b) The expansion of work release authorized by this article is subject to funds being appropriated by the Legislature therefor or appropriated funds being redirected thereto. 15A-4A-5. Limitations on eligibility for work release participation.The following persons may not participate in the work release program:(1) An offender who requires inpatient psychological or psychiatric treatment;(2) An offender who refuses to participate in the Offender Financial Responsibility Program;(3) An offender who refuses to participate in the Institution Release Preparation Program; and (4) An offender determined by the commissioner, in his or her sole discretion, to pose a threat to the safety of another or to the community or to be an otherwise inappropriate candidate for participation in the program.
WV Code § 15A-4A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-5. Limitations on Eligibility for Work Release Participation

The following persons may not participate in the work release program:(1) An offender who requires inpatient psychological or psychiatric treatment;(2) An offender who refuses to participate in the Offender Financial Responsibility Program;(3) An offender who refuses to participate in the Institution Release Preparation Program; and (4) An offender determined by the commissioner, in his or her sole discretion, to pose a threat to the safety of another or to the community or to be an otherwise inappropriate candidate for participation in the program.
WV Code § 15A-4A-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-6. Internal Policy Development

(a) The commissioner shall develop operational procedures and policies for the work release program. The procedures and policies may, pursuant to 15A-3-12 of this code, allow the division to partner with contractors to be established at multiple sites, which sites shall subject to the control and authority of the commissioner. (b) The procedures and policies shall include the following:(1) A period of Imprisonment in work release of no more than 6 months prior to release on parole or discharge which period of Imprisonment may include substance abuse education, mandatory employment or employment skills training, social skills training, and psychological evaluation and treatment. Additionally, the state Board of Education and State Superintendent of Schools, pursuant to section five, article twenty, chapter eighteen of this code, respectively, may, as funds are available, establish an education program for those eligible offenders who are not recipients of a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency. (2) Policies and procedures identifying the facilities subject to the control and authority of the commissioner that will be used for offenders serving a sentence in a work release program; (3) Policies and procedures establishing additional criteria the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate to determine eligibility and of offenders to serve the last portion of his or her sentence in a work release program;(4) Policies and procedures to effectuate notification to a sentencing court of the performance of an eligible offender serving part of his or her sentence in a work release facility; and(5) Any other policies and procedures that are necessary for the proper operation of the program.(c) Upon successful completion of the work release program, an offender shall be released on parole or discharged in accordance with this article. (d) An offender who does not satisfactorily complete the work release program shall be removed from the program and returned to serve the remainder of his or her sentence in a facility designated by the commissioner.
WV Code § 15A-4A-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 4A. Expanded Work Release Pilot Program|§15A-4A-7. Funding and Financial Implications

Funding for the expanded work release pilot program may be derived from the states general revenue fund or budget assigned annually to the division.
WV Code § 15A-5-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 5. Bureau of Prisons and Jails|§15A-5-1. Creation of Bureau of Prisons and Jails; Organization of Facilities

(a) The commissioner shall establish a Bureau of Prisons and Jails. The commissioner shall determine what adult facilities or institutions shall appropriately be managed by the Bureau of Prisons and Jails. (b) The commissioner shall appoint an assistant commissioner, who shall oversee the Bureau of Prisons and Jails. (c) Where reference in this article is made to the “division”, it shall mean the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
WV Code § 15A-5-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 15A. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety|Article 5. Bureau of Prisons and Jails|§15A-5-2. Transfer of Duties and Funds of Division of Corrections

All prior conveyed responsibilities of the Division of Corrections, and its Commissioner are hereby transferred to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. All funds, both general revenue and special revenue, are hereby transferred to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Any funds administered by the Division of Corrections are to be administered by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and its Commissioner.