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H. B. 2244
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(By Delegates Stemple, Leach, Manuel,
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Warner and Pino)
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[Introduced
February 15, 2001
; referred to the
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Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to repeal section eight, article five, chapter twenty-eight
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended; and to amend article one, chapter
twenty-five of said code by adding thereto a new section,
designated section twelve, relating to inmates in correctional
institutions; requiring the housing of male and female inmates
separately; and providing for the care of infants born in
correctional institutions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
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That section eight, article five, chapter twenty-eight of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be repealed; and that article one, chapter twenty-five of
said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND INSTITUTIONS.
§25-1-12. Male and female inmates to be housed separate; infants
born in correctional institutions.
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(a) The commissioner shall provide that male and female
inmates are housed separate from each other.
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(b) The commissioner of corrections shall provide by policy
for the care of any infant born in a correctional institution, and
shall, as soon as practicable, cause the infant to be removed from
the institution.
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NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify that inmates need
only be housed separately in correctional institutions and not kept
separate.
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§25-5-8 relating to keeping male and female convicts separate
is repealed. §25-1-12 is new; therefore strike-throughs and
underscoring are omitted.