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WV Code § 25-1B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 1B. West Virginia Correctional Center Nursery Act|§25-1B-3. Terms of Participation

To participate in the Correctional Center Nursery Program, each eligible inmate selected by the division shall agree in writing to:(1) Comply with any educational, counseling or other requirements established for the program by the Division of Corrections;(2) If eligible, have the child participate in the Medicaid program or a health insurance program;(3) Accept the normal risks of child bearing;(4) Abide by any court decisions regarding the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child;(5) Assign to the division any rights to support from any other person; and(6) Specify with whom the child is to be placed in the event the inmate's participation in the program is terminated for a reason other than release from imprisonment.
WV Code § 25-1B-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 1B. West Virginia Correctional Center Nursery Act|§25-1B-4. Termination of Inmate's Participation in Program

An inmate's participation in the Correctional Center Nursery Program may be terminated by the division if one of the following occurs:(a) The inmate fails to comply with the agreement entered into under section three of this article;(b) The inmate's child becomes seriously ill, cannot meet medical criteria established by the division for the program or otherwise cannot safely participate in the program;(c) A court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that designates a person other than the inmate as the child's custodial parent and legal custodian;(d) A court of competent jurisdiction grants custody of the child to a person other than the inmate;(e) An order is issued granting shared parenting of the child;(f) An order regarding the child is issued granting temporary, permanent, or legal custody of the child to a person other than the inmate, or to a public children services agency or private child placing agency; or(g) The inmate is released from imprisonment.
WV Code § 25-1B-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 1B. West Virginia Correctional Center Nursery Act|§25-1B-5. Collection of Child Support

(a) The rights to support assigned by any inmate shall constitute an obligation of the person who is responsible for providing the support to the division for the support provided the inmate and child pursuant to the Correctional Center Nursery Program. The Bureau of Child Support Enforcement shall collect support payments made pursuant to the assignment and forward them to the division.(b) The division may receive the following:(1) Money that is assigned or donated on behalf of, and public assistance provided to, a specific inmate or child participating in the Correctional Center Nursery Program; and(2) Money or other property assigned or donated to establish and maintain the Correctional Center Nursery Program.(c) Ten percent of the moneys described in this section shall be placed in the mandatory savings account of the mother for whom the money was received. The remaining moneys shall be used for items not covered by other program funds.
WV Code § 25-1B-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 1B. West Virginia Correctional Center Nursery Act|§25-1B-6. Program Support; Correctional Center Nursery Fund

The division shall obtain sufficient resources to initiate and maintain the Correctional Center Nursery Program if the program is established. The division may accept gifts, grants, property, funds, money, interest on investment of the fund, materials, labor, supplies or services from the United States of America or from any governmental unit or any person, foundation, firm or corporation to support the program. All moneys collected shall be deposited in a special revenue account, designated the Correctional Center Nursery Fund, which is hereby created. Expenditures from the fund shall be for the purposes set forth in this article and are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature and in accordance with the provisions of article two, chapter eleven-b of this code: Provided, That for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, expenditures are authorized from collections rather than pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature. If there are sufficient moneys in the fund, they shall be invested by the West Virginia Investment Management Board in accordance with the provisions of article six, chapter twelve of this code.
WV Code § 25-1B-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 1B. West Virginia Correctional Center Nursery Act|§25-1B-7. Voluntary Regulation

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, neither the Correctional Center Nursery Program nor the division, with respect to the program, is subject to any regulation, licensing or oversight by the Department of Health and Human Resources unless the division and the Department of Health and Human Resources agree to voluntary regulation, licensing or oversight.
WV Code § 25-4-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-1. Purpose of Article

The purpose of this article is to provide appropriate facilities for the housing of young adult offenders convicted of or pleading guilty to violation of law before courts with original jurisdiction, who are amenable to discipline other than in close confinement, and to give better opportunity to young adult offenders for reformation and encouragement of self-discipline.
WV Code § 25-4-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-2. Establishment of Centers

The West Virginia commissioner of corrections is authorized to establish, operate and maintain centers to be operated in connection with the state correctional system as provided in this article.
WV Code § 25-4-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-3. Authority of Commissioner of Corrections

The West Virginia commissioner of corrections has the authority to acquire land and other property by purchase, grant, gift or otherwise in connection with the establishment of centers and to construct buildings, fences and other facilities, and to acquire personal property necessary for the maintenance and operation of the centers; to direct all needed improvements and repairs necessary for the proper upkeep of the centers, and to provide for the necessary food, medical treatment and safekeeping of persons confined in the centers; and to employ personnel to operate the centers and to provide the necessary work and other programs for the offenders assigned to the centers.
WV Code § 25-4-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-4. Warden

Each center shall be under the direction of a warden who shall have the minimum qualification of a college degree with a major in criminal justice or a related field and the powers and duties as described in sections eleven and eleven-a, article one of this chapter. The warden shall be paid an annual salary to be fixed by the Commissioner of Corrections. The warden, subject to the authority of the commissioner, has the responsibility for the overall operation of the center.At each center the warden shall administer programming which shall include the following components:(1) A work program;(2) An educational program in accordance with section thirteen-f, article two, chapter eighteen of this code;(3) A recreational program; and(4) A counseling program with an emphasis on substance abuse and life skills.
WV Code § 25-4-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-7. Physical, Educational and Psychological Examinations; Transfer and Placement

Every young adult offender committed under this article shall be given complete physical, educational and psychological examinations in the same manner and under the same protections and requirements of subsections (b) and (c), section two, article one, chapter twenty-eight of this code. In addition to those requirements, all admission, transfer and placement requirements and authority provided to the commissioner in subsections (d) and (e), section two, article one, chapter twenty-eight of this code are applicable.
WV Code § 25-4-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-8. Labor, Study or Activities May Be Required

Offenders assigned to centers may be required to labor on the buildings and grounds of the center, in the making of forest roads, for fire prevention and fire fighting, on forestation and reforestation of public lands, on the making of fire trails and firebreaks, on fire suppression, on building or improving public parks or lands, or engage in any studies or activities prescribed or permitted by the warden, subject to the approval of the commissioner of corrections.
WV Code § 25-4-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-9. Wages of Offenders

The West Virginia commissioner of corrections may provide for the payment of wages to the offenders assigned to centers for the work they perform.
WV Code § 25-4-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-10. Authority to Arrest Inmates

All officers and employees of a center have the power of peace officers so far as necessary to take into custody center inmates.
WV Code § 25-4-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-11. Escape; Aiding Escape

(a) Any inmate of a center who shall escape from said center or the custody of an officer or employee of such center shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for not more than five years. A term of incarceration imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be imposed as a consecutive sentence and not served concurrently with any sentence or period of confinement previously imposed.(b) Any person who willfully permits or aids any inmate of such center to escape therefrom or conceals him with the intent of enabling him to elude pursuit is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for not more than five years.
WV Code § 25-4-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 4. Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders|§25-4-12. Independent or Cooperative Establishment of Centers

The West Virginia commissioner of public institutions may establish centers independently or in cooperation with the natural resources commission of West Virginia on such terms as may be agreed upon by the commissioner of public institutions and the director of the department of natural resources.
WV Code § 25-5-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-1. Short Title

This article shall be known as "The Private Prison Enabling and Contracting Act."
WV Code § 25-5-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-2. Legislative Findings and Purpose

The Legislature hereby finds that adequate and modern prison facilities are essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state and other states, and that contracting for portions of governmental services is a viable alternative for this state and its political subdivisions. Further, the Legislature finds that allowing for the establishment of private prison facilities is an economic development opportunity for local communities and will augment the General Revenue Fund.
WV Code § 25-5-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-3. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the term:(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Division of Corrections.(b) "Contracting agency" means the appropriate governmental agency with the authority to enter into a contract with a prison vendor for correctional services. A contracting agency shall include, but not be limited to, the State of West Virginia and its political subdivisions, the federal government, any federal agency, one or more of the remaining United States, or a political subdivision of one or more of the remaining United States. (c) "Correctional services" means the following functions, services and activities, when provided within a prison or otherwise:(1) Design and modification or construction of prison facilities;(2) Education, training and jobs programs;(3) Development and implementation of systems for the classification of inmates and management information systems or other information systems or services;(4) Food services, commissary, medical services, transportation, sanitation or other ancillary services;(5) Counseling, special treatment programs or other programs for special needs; (6) Recreational, religious or other activities; and(7) Operation of correctional facilities, including management, custody of inmates, and providing security.(d) "Division" means the Division of Corrections of the department of public safety of West Virginia.(e) "Foreign" in the context of a foreign state or other unit of government means any state or political subdivision or the District of Columbia or the federal government or a federal agency other than the State of West Virginia and its political subdivisions.(f) "Inmate" means an individual sentenced to incarceration by a court or contracting agency.(g) "Prison contractor" or "contractor" or "prison vendor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association or any other nongovernmental entity which is licensed to do business in the State of West Virginia and which has or will enter into a contractual agreement with a contracting agency to provide correctional services.(h) "Prison" or "prison facility" or "facility" means any minimum or medium or maximum adult correctional institution operated under the authority of the division or of a political subdivision of this state, whether obtained by purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, restoration, improvement, alteration, repair, or other means.(i) "Private correctional officer" means any full-time or part-time employee of a prison vendor whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care and control of inmates within a private correctional facility.(j) "Regional jail authority" means the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority created by article twenty, chapter thirty-one of this code.(k) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of public safety.(l) "State" means the State of West Virginia.
WV Code § 25-5-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-4. Authority of the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections; Authority of Secretary of Department of Public Safety

(a) The commissioner of the Division of Corrections shall promulgate rules, in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the provisions of this article.(b) The commissioner shall have the authority to recommend or to not recommend to the secretary that a prison vendor be granted the privilege of operating a prison facility in this state.(c) The commissioner shall have the authority to issue notices of violations, assess penalties and proceed in the collection of money due the state by private contractors.(d) The secretary of the department of public safety may, upon the recommendation of the commissioner, grant approval for a prison vendor to operate a private prison in this state.(e) The commissioner shall have the authority to accept the custody of and to confine inmates from sentencing authorities located outside the State of West Virginia.(f) The commissioner shall have the authority to expend funds contained in the private prison fund, established pursuant to subdivision (2), subsection (g), section eleven of this article, to cover any and all expenses incurred because of private prison operations within the state.
WV Code § 25-5-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-5. Prohibition of Constructing or Operating a Correctional Facility; Exceptions

(a) No person may operate a private prison facility or provide correctional services in this state without first obtaining the written approval of the secretary.(b) No person may construct, modify, lease, or otherwise alter a private prison facility without first obtaining the written approval of the Regional Jail Authority.(c) Nothing in this section shall impair the right of the state or its political subdivisions to operate a prison facility or provide correctional services.(d) No private contractor may operate a correctional facility in this state for the confinement of maximum security inmates sentenced to a term of incarceration by a foreign court.
WV Code § 25-5-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-6. Authority of the State and Its Political Subdivisions to Contract for Correctional Services

A contracting agency of this state, its political subdivisions or their designee may contract with a prison contractor for the construction, lease, acquisition, improvement, operation, and management of correctional facilities and services.
WV Code § 25-5-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-7. Granting Private Contractor Ability to Contract With Foreign Contracting Agencies

A private contractor upon the approval of the secretary and the Regional Jail Authority may contract for correctional services with foreign contracting agencies provided such contract meets the minimal requirements contained in section nine of this article. Upon approval the facility may receive inmates sentenced to confinement by a foreign authority.
WV Code § 25-5-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-8. Reporting Requirements

The contractor shall prepare the following information and submit it to the commissioner, as applicable:(1) The prison vendor shall develop and implement a plan for the dissemination of information about the facility to the public, government agencies and the media. This information shall be made available to all persons. All documents and records, except financial records, inmate records and personnel records, maintained by the prison vendor, shall be deemed public records.(2) The facility shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the local and state government regarding sanitation, food service, safety and health. Copies of inspections completed by the appropriate authorities shall be sent by the contractor to the division.(3) The facility shall report for investigation all crimes in connection with the facility to the division of public safety and all other political subdivisions' law-enforcement agencies having jurisdiction where the prison is located. A written report shall be made of all extraordinary or unusual occurrences and forwarded to the commissioner. Extraordinary or unusual occurrences shall include, but not be limited to:(A) Death of an inmate or staff member; (B) Attempted suicide or suicide;(C) Serious injury, whether accidental or self-inflicted;(D) Attempted escape or escape from confinement;(E) Fire;(F) Riot;(G) Battery, whether by a staff member or inmate;(H) Sexual assaults; and(I) Occurrence of contagious diseases.
WV Code § 25-5-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-9. Terms of Contract

Contracts awarded under the provisions of this article shall: (1) Provide for internal and perimeter security to protect the public, staff members and inmates.(2) Impose discipline on inmates only in accordance with the rules promulgated by the commissioner. (3) Provide for proper food, clothing, housing, and medical care for inmates.(4) Require that a contractor shall adhere to the rules promulgated by the commissioner.(5) Require that the contractor and the contracting agency shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the state, its agencies, political subdivisions, and the employees and other contractors of the state, its agencies and political subdivisions from any claim or cause of action which arises from any act or omission by the contractor or any of the contractor's employees or subcontractors.(6) Require the contractor to indemnify the state or its political subdivisions for any moneys the state or its political subdivisions may expend for claims against the state or its political subdivisions pursuant to section seventeen of this article.(7) Require a foreign contracting agency to transport an inmate back to the contracting agency's state for parole, furlough or release.
WV Code § 25-5-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-10. Site Selection

The Regional Jail Authority shall approve the site for the proposed facility. Approval shall be in accordance with legislative rules promulgated in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. One such legislative rule shall establish criteria for identifying and evaluating potential sites for private prisons and shall provide for a public hearing or hearings to allow reasonable participation in the selection process by the citizens of the area to be affected by the construction and operation of a private prison.
WV Code § 25-5-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-12. Access by Contracting Agency, Commissioner; Reimbursement of Expenses; Report by Commissioner

(a) The commissioner shall cause to be made such inspections of prison facilities as are necessary to effectively enforce the requirements of this article. The commissioner or his authorized representative or a contracting agency shall have access to all areas of the facility and to inmates and staff at all times. The contractor shall provide to the commissioner any and all data, reports, and other materials that the commissioner determines are necessary to carry out inspections pursuant to this article.(b) The contractor shall reimburse the Division of Corrections for expenses incurred for inspections. Such reimbursement shall be payable to the Division of Corrections.(c) The commissioner shall report on the performance of contractors operating within this state, no less frequently than annually, until the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-three and thereafter as requested by either the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the President of the Senate, the Regional Jail Authority or the Governor. Upon such request, the report shall be submitted to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, to the President of the Senate, to the Regional Jail Authority and to the Governor.
WV Code § 25-5-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 25. Division of Corrections|Article 5. Private Prisons|§25-5-13. Sovereign Immunity

 The sovereign immunity of the state shall not extend to the contractor or its insurer.