HB 5049
Provide wardens with ability to use inmates to perform work in the upkeep local cemeteries
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- Passed House of Delegates
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill allows West Virginia prison wardens to utilize inmates to perform maintenance and upkeep tasks at local cemeteries. The bill outlines procedures for inmate involvement, including obtaining landowner consent for private cemeteries and ensuring liability immunity for relevant officials. It expands the existing work program within correctional facilities to include cemetery maintenance as a community service option for eligible inmates. The bill also establishes immunity for county commissions, correctional facilities, and their employees related to inmate work performed at cemeteries.
Key provisions
- Allows inmates to perform cemetery upkeep as part of a work program.
- Requires landowner consent for private cemetery maintenance.
- Establishes liability immunity for county commissions, correctional facilities, and their employees.
- Specifies that the commissioner must establish guidelines and qualifications for inmate participation.
- Inmates convicted of sexual offenses or violent felonies are excluded from this program.
- Inmates may be required to reimburse the state for the cost of their incarceration.
Who is affected
- Inmates
- Local cemetery landowners
- West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- County commissions
- Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board
Notable changes
- Expands the existing work program to include cemetery maintenance.
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